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Zhang Fu (Ming general)

1375–1449 · 15th century · Also known as Zhang Fu, Duke of Ying

Zhang Fu was a Ming general who served in the 1406 to 1407 invasion of Vietnam that overthrew the Ho dynasty and created Jiaozhi province. He returned several times to crush resistance, capturing the Later Tran rulers Gian Dinh in 1409 and Trung Quang in 1414. He was killed at the Tumu Crisis in 1449.

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Later Tran dynasty

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