Battle of Vijaya explained

Conflict:Battle of Vijaya
Partof:Cham–Vietnamese War (1367–1390)
Date:1377 (Vietnam lunar calendar: 24 January)
Place:Vijaya (near modern-day An Nhơn, Vietnam)
Result:Champa victory
  • Champa executed a counter-offensive after that to Đại Việt
Combatant1:Đại Việt
Combatant2:Champa
Commander1:Trần Duệ Tông
Đỗ Lễ
Nguyễn Lạp Hòa
Phạm Huyền Linh
Trần Húc
Lê Quý Ly
Commander2:Po Binasuor
Strength1:120,000
Strength2:unknown
Casualties1:~ 85,000 - 95,000
Casualties2:unknown

The Battle of Vijaya (Vietnamese: trận Đồ Bàn) between Đại Việt and the kingdom of Champa was a siege of Vijaya, the Cham capital, in 1377.[1] The Vietnamese forces were defeated and the Đại Việt emperor, Trần Duệ Tông, died as a result of the battle.[2]

Aftermath

The death of Trần Duệ Tông was a turning point for Trần dynasty and Đại Việt. Po Binasuor attacked from the north, and successfully captured the Đại Việt capital of Thăng Long.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Spencer C. Tucker . 23 December 2009 . A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East [6 volumes]

    From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East]

    . 308 . ABC-CLIO . 9781851096725 . 28 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Thảm kịch của vị vua duy nhất chết trận trong sử Việt. Kiến thức. 13 November 2012 . 19 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209171412/https://kienthuc.net.vn/phong-thuy/tham-kich-cua-vi-vua-duy-nhat-chet-tran-trong-su-viet-150709.html . 9 December 2017.