siege, medieval

Siege of Đông Quan

Name: Siege of Đông Quan
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

Siege of Đông Quan was a siege conducted in 1418 at Hanoi, in what is now Vietnam; it lasted about 10 years. It was part of the Lam Sơn uprising, which ran from 1418 to 1427. The recorded result: Lam Sơn rebel victory: Đông Quan oath.

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Fought1418lasted about 10 years

WhereHanoi, Vietnam21.024N, 105.841E

OutcomeLam Sơn rebel victory: Đông Quan oath

BelligerentsLam Sơn rebels; Lan Xang (1418–1421)againstMing dynasty; Lan Xang (from 1421)

Part ofLam Sơn uprising1418 to 1427

Record

Date	1418 (year precision) to 1428
Place	Hanoi, Vietnam 21.024N, 105.841E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Commanders	Lê Lợi Nguyễn Chích Nguyễn Xí Trịnh Khả	Mu Sheng Lan Kham Deng Phommathat

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Hanoi 1946, 1.3 km NE
Siege of Songping AD 863, 1.4 km E
Battle of Cầu Giấy 1873, 4.2 km W
Operation Ivory Coast 1970, 38 km W
Battle of Bình Lệ Nguyên 1258, 50 km N

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between AD 863 and 1946.

In the same war

After: Battle of Dong Quan citadel 1426

Elsewhere in 1418

Siege of Đông Quan is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 140 in present-day Vietnam.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510542, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Đông Quan, revision 1384629968, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.