Ngô Xương Ngập
Ngô Xương Ngập (Hán tự: 吳昌岌, ?–954) was a co-ruler of the Ngô dynasty, Vietnam. He was the eldest son of Ngô Quyền, the founder of Ngô dynasty.
| Ngô Xương Ngập | |||||||||
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| King of Ngô dynasty | |||||||||
| Grand Prince of Tĩnh Hải quân | |||||||||
| Reign | 950–954 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Dương Bình Vương | ||||||||
| Successor | Ngô Xương Văn | ||||||||
| Co-king | Ngô Xương Văn (Nam Tấn Vương) | ||||||||
| Born | ? | ||||||||
| Died | 954 Cổ Loa | ||||||||
| Issue | Ngô Xương Xí Khuông Việt | ||||||||
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| House | Ngô Dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Ngô Quyền | ||||||||
Ngô Quyền named Dương Tam Kha as regent for his nephew, Ngô Xương Ngập, on his deathbed in 944. However, after Ngô Quyền's death, Dương Tam Kha forced Ngập to abdicate and installed himself as ruler and arguably as being the rightful successor to his father, Dương Đình Nghệ. The ousted Ngô Xương Ngập fled to Trà Hưong village, Nam Sách, and was hidden under the protection of his retainer, Phạm Lệnh Công. Dương Tam Kha sent Đỗ Cảnh Thạc and Dương Cát Lợi to arrest him, which made Phạm Lệnh Công afraid and went into hiding inside a cave.[1][2]Ngô Xương Ngập
In 950, Dương Tam Kha was dethroned by Ngập's younger brother, Prince Ngô Xương Văn in a counter coup d'état. Prince Văn then crowned himself as "Nam Tấn Vương" ("King of Nam Tấn"), and summoned his ousted brother Ngập to return to the capital, Co Loa. Ngô Xương Văn then appointed Ngập as a co-ruler and was styled as "Thiên Sách Vương" ("King of Thiên Sách").[1] It was called Một nước, Hai vua ("one country, two kings") in Vietnamese history. Both ruling brothers used the title "Hậu Ngô Vương" (後吳王). However, the returned Ngập managed to overtake his younger brother's authority by reclaiming himself as the rightful crown prince where he gained support from leading court officials. Ngô Xương Ngập became the de-facto ruler and held the real power and relegated his brother Văn as a nominal co-ruler who held mainly ceremonial duties and abstained from active political affairs or military campaigns until Ngập's death in 954.[2]
Ngập died during consensual sex in 954. He had two sons mentioned in history records: Ngô Xương Xí, one of Twelve Warlords; Khuông Việt, an important Buddhist monk and politician during Đinh dynasty.
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Ngô Xương Ngập Died: 954 | ||
| Preceded by Dương Tam Kha |
King of Nam Việt concurrently with Ngô Xương Văn: 950 - 954 |
Succeeded by Ngô Xương Văn |