Prince Trung Võ Trần Thủ Độ - Half right, half evil or outstanding talent

Prince Trung Võ Trần Thủ Độ (Hán tự: 陳守度, 1194-1264) was a general and leader of the Trần clan during the reign of Lý Huệ Tông and Lý Chiêu Hoàng of Vietnam. Trần Thủ Độ was credited for overthrowing the Lý Dynasty and establishing the Trần Dynasty by his arrangement of marriage between the Empress Regnant Chiêu Hoàng and his nephew Trần Cảnh. After the coronation of Trần Cảnh, now Trần Thái Tông, Trần Thủ Độ was appointed grand chancellor and regent of the Emperor.
Thai Su Tran Thu Do - Half right, half evil or outstanding talent #hnp Tran Thu Do is a giant figure of history, although he has also been criticized by historians for being cruel to Hue Tong and the royal family of the Ly dynasty. or the crime of killing the king and then marrying the king's wife, he was severely criticized by Ngo Si Lien. But he had great qualities indispensable for a statesman of the dynasty that he had merited to build and contributed to the nation's wise kings such as Tran Thai Tong, Tran Thanh Tong, Tran Nhan Tong... talented generals. such as Tran Quoc Tuan, Tran Quang Khai, Tran Nhat Duat, Pham Ngu Lao ... with glorious victories such as Bach Dang, Ham Tu, Chuong Duong ... cultural celebrities such as Poinsettias Nguyen Hien, Mac Dinh Chi, Chu Van An… Tran Thu Do died in January of the year 1264, at the age of 70.
As the most powerful figure of the royal court and the Trần royal family, Trần Thủ Độ was responsible for both civil and military matters in Đại Việt; his successful governing was considered by historical books as the crucial factor that not only led to the stability of the early Trần dynastic period but also contributed to the victory of Đại Việt over the first Mongol invasion. Although a skilled and devoted official of the Trần Dynasty, Trần Thủ Độ still remains a controversial figure in the history of Vietnam for several ruthless decisions to dispose of members of the Lý royal family, and for his responsibility in the forced marriage between Trần Thái Tông and his brother Trần Liễu's wife, Princess Thuận Thiên, which was highly criticized by dynastic-era historians.