Historians have called for softer stance on the Mac dynasty, which gained power through a coup d’etat in 1527 and ruled northern Vietnam until 1592.
The question was raised at a symposium in Hanoi on September 21 where nearly 50 historians recognised the Mac dynasty -- considered illegal by historians until the 1970s -- for its contributions to cultural, ideological and economic development.
The Director of the Centre for Conservation of the Co Loa-Hanoi Ancient Citadel, Dr Nguyen Van Son, said the Mac Dynasty had left numerous documented relics and objects that had proved its role in the long history of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The Mac Dynasty ruled northern Vietnam from 1527-92, when they lost control over Thang Long, now Hanoi. They were forced to move to Cao Bang and ruled the northern mountainous province until 1677.
The founder of the Mac Dynasty was Mac Dang Dung, who was related to a famous Tran Dynasty Confucian scholar named Mac Dinh Chi.
Unlike his ancestor, Mac Dang Dung chose to enter the military and ascended the ranks to become a senior general.
He seized power in a coup d’etat in 1527 and ruled Vietnam until his death in 1541.
In 1535 Mac Dang Dung managed to send Chinese Ming troops away from Vietnam by means of diplomacy./.
The question was raised at a symposium in Hanoi on September 21 where nearly 50 historians recognised the Mac dynasty -- considered illegal by historians until the 1970s -- for its contributions to cultural, ideological and economic development.
The Director of the Centre for Conservation of the Co Loa-Hanoi Ancient Citadel, Dr Nguyen Van Son, said the Mac Dynasty had left numerous documented relics and objects that had proved its role in the long history of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The Mac Dynasty ruled northern Vietnam from 1527-92, when they lost control over Thang Long, now Hanoi. They were forced to move to Cao Bang and ruled the northern mountainous province until 1677.
The founder of the Mac Dynasty was Mac Dang Dung, who was related to a famous Tran Dynasty Confucian scholar named Mac Dinh Chi.
Unlike his ancestor, Mac Dang Dung chose to enter the military and ascended the ranks to become a senior general.
He seized power in a coup d’etat in 1527 and ruled Vietnam until his death in 1541.
In 1535 Mac Dang Dung managed to send Chinese Ming troops away from Vietnam by means of diplomacy./.
