Lê–Mạc War

Lê–Mạc War
	; Territorial control from 1555 to 1592: Mạc dynasty Lê dynasty under command of Trịnh clan and Nguyễn clan. Kingdom of Champa.
Date	1533–1593 (first phrase); 1593–1677 (second phrase)
Location	Northern Vietnam and North Central Coast area
Result	Revival Lê dynasty victory Mạc dynasty retreated to Cao Bằng in 1592, and collapse in 1677.; Rise of the Trịnh lords and Nguyễn lords.;
Belligerents
Mạc dynasty ; Bầu lords (from 1594); Political support: Ming dynasty	Revival Lê dynasty ; Bầu lords (1527–1593) ; Nguyễn lords (until 1600); Trịnh lords
Commanders and leaders
Mạc Thái Tổ; Mạc Thái Tông ; Mạc Hiến Tông; Mạc Tuyên Tông; Mạc Mậu Hợp; Mạc Kính Điển ; Nguyễn Kính; Phạm Tử Nghi; Dương Chấp Nhất; Lê Bá Ly (until 1551); Nguyễn Quyện ; Mạc Đôn Nhượng; Mạc Ngọc Liễn; Lê Khắc Thận (before 1551, after 1572); Bùi Văn Khuê (before 1592, from 1600) Second phrase:; Mạc Kính Chỉ; Mạc Kính Cung; Mạc Kính Khoan; Mạc Kính Vũ	Nguyễn Kim; Nguyễn Hoàng (until 1600) ; Trịnh Kiểm; Trịnh Tùng; Lại Thế Vinh; Lê Bá Ly (1551–1557); Hoàng Đình Ái ; Nguyễn Hữu Liêu; Nguyễn Khải Khang (from 1551) ; Lê Khắc Thận (1551–1572); Vũ Sư Thước; Lại Thế Khanh; Bùi Văn Khuê (1592–1600); Second phrase:; Trịnh Tráng; Trịnh Tạc; Lê Thì Hiến; Lê Sĩ Triệt; Đinh Văn Tả
Strength
Around 120,000	Around 60,000 ; 100,000+ (1677)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Lê–Mạc War (Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Lê-Mạc; chữ Hán: 戰爭黎莫) was a civil war waged between two Vietnamese dynasties, the Mạc and Revival Lê, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period of Vietnamese history.

The Vietnamese throne was usurped by Mạc Đăng Dung in 1527. Lê Ninh, a prince of the Later Lê dynasty, escaped to Lan Xang. In 1533, Lê Ninh proclaimed himself emperor with the support of Nguyễn Kim and Trịnh Kiểm. The civil war between the two dynasties thus ensued.

In 1592, Đông Kinh, the capital of the Mạc dynasty, was reconquered by the Later Lê forces, marking the end of the Southern and Northern Dynasties period. Mạc rulers fled to Cao Bằng Province, with the direct support of the Chinese Ming and Qing dynasties until they were completedly defeated by Trịnh clan in 1677.