Chế Năng Explained

Chế Năng
King of Champa
Father:Jaya Simhavarman III
Mother:Tapasi
Succession:King of Champa
Reign:1312–1318
Predecessor:Chế Chí
Successor:Chế A Nan

Chế Năng was an Đại Việt vassal king of Champa.[1] Chế Năng was son of king Jaya Simhavarman III and the Javanese (Yavadvipa) queen Tapasi. His name was also Simhavarman. During his reign, he tried to conquer previously lost territories of O and Ly.[2] In 1318, the Vietnamese emperor, Tran Minh Tong, dispatched generals Tran Quoc Chan and Pham Ngu Lao to defeat Che Nang. Che Nang was defeated and escaped to Java.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Coedès, George. George Coedès

    . George Coedès. Walter F. Vella. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. 1968. University of Hawaii Press. 978-0-8248-0368-1.

  2. Maspero, G., 2002, The Champa Kingdom, Bangkok: White Lotus Co., Ltd.,
  3. Book: Chapuis, Oscar . A History of Vietnam: From Hong Bang to Tu Duc . 1995-08-30 . Bloomsbury Academic . 978-0-313-29622-2 . en.