Lê Trang Tông led his army against the Mạc himself; the Mạc governor of Thanh Hóa, Dương Chấp Nhất, feigned surrender and the king recovered the old western capital.
Conquest
Lê Trang Tông retakes Tây Đô
- 1543
- Southeast Asia
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