# Ming Armies Invade Dai Ngu (11 May 1406 (main invasion November 1406))

URL: https://allhistories.com/vietnam/timeline/1406-ming-armies-invade-dai-ngu
Location: Red River Delta
Themes: Ming China, Invasion

On 11 May 1406 the Yongle Emperor sent two invasion forces against Dai Ngu. One commander, Zhu Neng, died on the way and was replaced by Zhang Fu. In November 1406 about 215,000 troops under Zhang Fu and Mu Sheng invaded, and on 19 November they took the two capitals in the Red River Delta. The Ming claimed they were restoring the Tran. The pretext was the killing of Tran Thiem Binh and the Ming ambassador at the border. The Ho regime, which had built a stone citadel at Tay Do, could not match Ming numbers or resources. Ming forces attacked from two directions and defeated the Ho at Moc Pham and elsewhere. Within months the Ho resistance collapsed. Ho Quy Ly and his son were captured in June 1407 and sent to China. The Ming proclaimed that the Tran line had ended and that the people wanted to become a province again. Zhang Fu was made Duke of Ying for the conquest and later fought the Tran claimants and Le Loi's rebels. At this point in the timeline (1406), Emperor Ho Han Thuong (1401 – 1407) ruled Dai Ngu. Other contemporary rulers included Zhang Fu, Ming general (1406 – 1407) and Yongle Emperor (1402 – 1424).

## Why it matters
It began 20 years of Chinese rule, the Fourth Era of Northern Domination.

Ruler at the Time: [Ho Han Thuong](https://allhistories.com/vietnam/rulers/ho-han-thuong)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Zhang Fu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Fu)
- [Wikipedia — Fourth Chinese domination of Vietnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Chinese_domination_of_Vietnam)
- [Wikipedia — Yongle Emperor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongle_Emperor)