Po Binasuor

Chế Bồng Nga
Born	1360 The Red King of Champa (ruled 1360-1390)
Died	killed in battle in 1382 (1390)

Po Binasuor, or Chế Bồng Nga, Che Bunga (Bunga is the Malay word for 'flower', and "Chế" is the Vietnamese transliteration of Sri, a Sanskrit title of veneration often preceding the name of a Cham nobleman) ruled Champa from 1360 - 1390 CE. Also known as The Red King in Vietnamese stories, Po Binasuor was the last strong king of the kingdom of Champa.

Unification of Cham Lands

Chế Bồng Nga apparently managed to unite the Cham lands under his rule and by 1372 was strong enough to attack Vietnam from the sea. His Cham forces raided the Vietnamese city of Thăng Long (modern Hanoi) twice in 1371^{[citation needed]} and 1378^{[citation needed]}.

The Chams then forced the king of Đại Việt to move statues of his ancestors’ tombs at Thăng Long to the modern Hai Duong province in 1381.^{[citation needed]} Following these victories, Chế Bồng Nga threatened to retake all of the lost Cham territories. Additionally, he threatened to take the two southern Vietnamese provinces, Nghe An and Thanh Hóa. Because of these threats, the Vietnamese fled, and many Vietnamese commanders, including Hồ Quý Ly, future founder of the Hồ Dynasty, were defeated in combat against Champa.

In 1383, the Chams laid siege to the Vietnamese capital of Thăng Long (Hanoi) for six months.^{[citation needed]}

Chế Bồng Nga died in 1390, reportedly^{[citation needed]} betrayed by his own General, La Khai.

Legacy

The events of Chế Bồng Nga's reign spelled the end of the Trần Dynasty in Vietnam, which was revealed as weak and ineffective in the face of the Cham General.^[1][2]

After the conquest of Champa, the Vietnamese assigned the surname "Chế" to all persons of Cham origin.

See also

• Cham people
• Champa
• History of Vietnam

External links

• http://www.usmta.com/history-1.htm
• http://www.viettouch.com/champa/champa_history.html
• Discussion forum

References

1. ^ (Vietnam, Trials and Tribulations of a Nation D. R. SarDesai, ppg 33-34, 1988)
2. ^ Tana, Li. Nguyẽ̂N Cochinchina: Southern Vietnam in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. SEAP Publications. <http://books.google.com/books?id=05x5UGA8MmAC>.

Preceded by Tra Hoa Bo Dê 1342-1360

King of Champa 1360–1390

Succeeded by Ko Cheng 1390 - 1400

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Name	Nga, Che Bong
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Date of birth	1360
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Date of death	1390
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