The Mạc general Mạc Ngọc Liễn set up Mạc Kính Cung, a son of Mạc Kính Điển, as emperor with the era name Càn Thống; he held parts of Lạng Sơn, Thái Nguyên and Cao Bằng for three decades.
Political
Accession of Mạc Kính Cung
- 1593
- Southeast Asia
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