Person
Lê Nghi Dân
Lê Nghi Dân was the eldest son of the emperor Lê Thái Tông. Passed over for the succession, he seized the throne in 1459 by killing his half-brother Lê Nhân Tông, but his rule lasted only eight months before court officials overthrew and killed him and enthroned Lê Thánh Tông.
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