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Some kings in feudal Vietnam chose the first day of Tet to ascend the throne, marking a new beginning and hope for a beautiful dynasty.
King Mac Thai Tong
Mac Thai Tong (1500-1540), real name Mac Dang Doanh, was the second emperor of the Mac dynasty, from Nam Sach district, Hai Duong province today. He was the eldest son of King Mac Thai To (Mac Dang Dung).
In 1527, when Mac Dang Dung ascended the throne, he established his eldest son Dang Doanh as Crown Prince. On the first day of the Lunar New Year in 1530, he passed the throne to his son and became the Supreme Emperor.
The book Dai Viet Thong Su wrote: "In the year Canh Dan (1530), January, Dinh Hoi day, the first day, Dang Doanh presented the title of Emperor, issued a general amnesty order, and changed the era name to Dai Chinh year 1".
Under the strict reign of this king, Dai Viet was recorded as having "no house having to close its doors at night".
Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu wrote about the prosperous period of Mac Thai Tong as follows: ''At night there are no more robberies, the cattle are grazed without having to be brought home, and sometimes when they give birth they don't know that they are your own cattle. For several years, passersby don't pick up lost items, the outer gate doesn't have to be closed, there are consecutive good harvests, and the land is temporarily peaceful''.
During his 10 years on the throne, Mac Thai Tong helped Dai Viet have a short period of prosperity after the chaotic war period of the Early Le Dynasty. Evaluating King Mac Thai Tong, later historians, although not very supportive of the Mac Dynasty, had to acknowledge that this was a period of prosperity, national peace and people's security.
King Le The Tong
Le The Tong (1567-1599) real name was Le Duy Dam. He was the fifth son of King Le Anh Tong, born during the period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
According to Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu, in 1573, seeing that Left Prime Minister Trinh Tung had usurped all the power of the court, King Le Anh Tong plotted to kill Trinh Tung but failed. The King then led the four princes to secretly flee to Nghe An to avoid the chaos. Prince Dam was still young so he could not follow.
On the first day of the year of Quy Dau (1573), Trinh Tung sent someone to welcome the fifth son of King Anh Tong, Le Duy Dam, to be crowned king, with the name Le The Tong.
Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu wrote: "Spring, January, 1st day, Left Prime Minister Trinh Tung and civil and military officials together enthroned the prince as emperor, changed the era name, and granted amnesty to the world."
King Le The Tong ruled during the period when Trinh Tung captured the capital from the Mac Dynasty. Real power fell into Trinh Tung's hands. He reigned until 1599 when he died at the age of 33.
King Minh Mang
King Minh Mang (1791-1841) real name is Nguyen Phuc Dam. He was the fourth prince of King Gia Long and the second king of the Nguyen Dynasty, ascended the throne on the morning of the first day of Tet in the year Canh Thin (1820). The book National History Di Bien wrote: "Spring, January, the first day, the prince ascended the throne at Thai Hoa Palace, changed the year name, and granted general amnesty".
Minh Mang was described as a diligent and tireless king, always devoted to the country. To prevent the crime of corruption, the king carried out strict judgments, even executing and cutting off the fingers of those who committed corrupt acts. Among the king's cases of dealing with corrupt officials, there was a famous case of executing Huynh Cong Ly's father-in-law for embezzling 30,000 quan of money.
During his reign, King Minh Mang changed the country's name to Dai Nam. Vietnam's territory was consolidated and expanded, stretching from Lang Son to Ca Mau Cape as it is today.
After 21 years in power, the king fell seriously ill and died at the age of 50.
King Thanh Thai
King Thanh Thai (1879-1954) was the 10th emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty, reigning from 1889-1907. His real name was Nguyen Phuc Buu Lan (also known as Nguyen Phuc Chieu) - the 7th son of King Duc Duc and Queen Tu Minh (Phan Thi Dieu).
He was elected to the throne on the first day of the Lunar New Year (1889) and was crowned on the second day (February 2, 1889) at Thai Hoa Palace, taking the name Thanh Thai. At that time, the king was only 10 years old.
King Thanh Thai had a special personality, showing a spirit of eagerness to learn since childhood, young age but great ambition. When he became king, he showed the dignified demeanor of an adult, leisurely posture, and proper communication with mandarins, including both the Southerners and the French.
Since taking power, King Thanh Thai showed a strong nationalist and anti-French spirit, and despised the sycophantic mandarins. In the anecdotes about his life that give the impression of his debauchery, there are also explanations about his anti-French spirit.
Because of his anti-French ideology, in 1907, he was forced by the French colonialists to abdicate in favor of his son, and was then placed under house arrest in Vung Tau. In 1916, when Thanh Thai's son - King Duy Tan - failed in his uprising against the French, the whole family was exiled to Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean.
In 1947, King Thanh Thai was brought back to the country but was still captured by the French colonialists in Saigon for control. In April 1954, King Thanh Thai passed away and was buried in the grounds of An Lang citadel (Duc Duc mausoleum, at the age of 75).
In addition to the four kings above, there were many other kings in feudal history who ascended the throne in January, but the date was not clearly stated. Typical examples include Ly Bi (in the year of Giap Ty 544), Ly Nhan Tong (in the year of Nham Ty 1072), Le Trang Tong (in the year of Quy Ty 1533), and Mac Kinh Vu (in the year of Mau Dan 1638).
