Trần Thánh Tông

  • Trần Thánh Tông
  • 陳聖宗
Emperor of Đại Việt
Emperor of the Trần dynasty
ReignMarch 30, 1258 – November 8, 1278
PredecessorTrần Thái Tông
SuccessorTrần Nhân Tông
Retired Emperor of the Trần dynasty
ReignNovember 8, 1279 – October 12, 1290
PredecessorTrần Thái Tông
SuccessorTrần Nhân Tông
Born(1240-10-12)October 12, 1240
Thăng Long, Đại Việt
DiedJuly 3, 1290(1290-07-03) (aged 49)
Thăng Long, Đại Việt
Burial
Dụ Lăng
SpouseEmpress Thiên Cảm Trần Thị Thiều
Issue
  • Crown Prince Trần Khâm
  • Prince Tá Thiên Trần Đức Việp
  • Princess Thiên Thụy
Names
Trần Hoảng (陳晃)
Era dates
  • Thiệu Long (紹隆, 1258–1272)
  • Bảo Phù (寶符, 1273–1278)
Regnal name
Hiến Thiên Thể Đạo Đại Minh Quang Hiếu hoàng đế (憲天體道大明光孝皇帝)
Posthumous name
Huyền công thịnh đức nhân minh văn vũ tuyên hiếu hoàng đế (玄功盛德仁明文武宣孝皇帝)
Temple name
Thánh Tông (聖宗)
HouseTrần dynasty
FatherTrần Thái Tông
MotherEmpress Thuận Thiên
ReligionBuddhism

Trần Thánh Tông (October 12, 1240 – July 3, 1290), personal name Trần Hoảng (陳晃), was the second emperor of the Trần dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1258 to 1278. After ceding the throne to his son Trần Nhân Tông, Thánh Tông held the title of retired emperor (Thái thượng hoàng) from 1279 until his death in 1290. During the second and the third Mongol invasions of Đại Việt, Retired Emperor Thánh Tông and Emperor Nhân Tông were credited as the supreme commanders who led the nation to the final victories and, as a result, established a long period of peace and prosperity over the country. With his successful rulings in both military and civil matters, Trần Thánh Tông was considered one of the greatest emperors of not only the Trần dynasty but also the whole dynastic era in the history of Vietnam.