Trần Nhân Tông

3rd emperor of the Trần dynasty and Đại Việt, Zen buddhist, and national hero of Vietnam

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Lived 1258–1308, aged 50

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1258–1308
Aged 50

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Updated 2026-06-19

Trần Nhân Tông, personal name Trần Khâm, temple name Nhân Tông, was the third emperor of the Trần dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1278 to 1293. After ceding the throne to his son Trần Anh Tông, Nhân Tông held the title Emperor Emeritus from 1294 to his death in 1308. During the second and third Mongol invasions of Đại Việt, the Emperor Nhân Tông and his father the Emperor Emeritus Thánh Tông were credited with the decisive victory against the Yuan dynasty and would thenceforth establish a long period of peace and prosperity over the country.