Lê Anh Tông's plot to kill Trịnh Tùng failed and he fled to Nghệ An, where he was caught and killed; Trịnh Tùng enthroned his youngest son Lê Duy Đàm, and real power passed to the Trịnh.
Political
Accession of Lê Thế Tông
- 22 January 1573
- Southeast Asia
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