Trieu Dynasty - Trieu Minh Vuong or Zhao Ming Di

Trieu Minh Vuong or Zhao Ming Di

Triệu Anh Te (r. 124-112 BC) was the crown prince when his father, Triệu Vǎn Vương, died. Triệu Anh Te's appointment to the position of Triệu Minh Vương (Emperor Zhao Ming) was a conciliatory measure to the Emperor in Chang'an as a sign of respect. This crowned prince, Triệu Anh Te, lived most of his life in China. In China he had fathered a son by an ethnic Chinese woman name Cu Thi; In one popular theory, she was Emperor Wu's own daughter. He named the son Triệu Hưng. Only when his father, Triệu Văn Vương, died did Triệu Anh Te receive permission to go home for his father's funeral. This happened in 124 BC. Triệu Anh Te ascended the throne as Triệu Minh Vương. Not much is known about Triệu Minh Vương's reign, probably because it is a short one and he was subservient to the Han emperor. His Chinese-born son, Trieu Hung, was only about 6 years old when Trieu Minh Vương died. Owing to Trieu Hung's extreme youth, his mother Cu Thi, became the Empress Dowager.

Trieu Minh Vương's death precipitated the events that would lead to the seizure and domination of Nam Việt by the Hán forces.

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