{"id":16449,"date":"2023-04-12T12:43:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T05:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-destinations.com\/en\/destination\/thanh-co-hoang-de\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T12:45:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T05:45:03","slug":"thanh-co-hoang-de","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-destinations.com\/en\/destination\/thanh-co-hoang-de\/","title":{"rendered":"Emperor Citadel"},"content":{"rendered":"

(LDO) \u2013 Located in An Nhon town, Binh Dinh province, Hoang De citadel (also known as Do Ban citadel) is one of the historical relics with special architecture associated with the two dynasties of the kingdom. Champa and Tay Son.<\/font><\/font><\/h2>\n
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The land of many ups and downs<\/font><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

At the end of the 10th century, the beginning of the 11th century, when moving the capital from Dong Duong (Quang Nam) to the South, the Champa dynasty decided to choose Do Ban (now in Nhon Hau commune and Dap Da ward, An town). Nhon) as the new capital, built by Champa King Ngo Nhat Hoan. <\/font>Champa epitaph called the capital Vijaya, Vietnamese historians of the Le dynasty called Cha Ban citadel, and later historical documents called Do Ban citadel.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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The foundation of Emperor Citadel after excavation<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

From then to the end of the 15th century, Do Ban citadel became the prosperous political, military, cultural, religious and economic center of the Champa kingdom. <\/font>In 1471, after King Le Thanh Tong brought his army to conquer Champa, he merged the land of Binh Dinh into the territory of Dai Viet. <\/font>At this time, Do Ban citadel could no longer hold its role as the capital of the Champa kingdom.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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Tomb of Vo Tanh in Emperor Citadel was established after Nguyen Anh ascended the throne<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In the 18th century, when the Tay Son peasant uprising broke out, the old Do Ban citadel was chosen by Nguyen Nhac as the headquarters. <\/font>Then, in this citadel, Nguyen Nhac ascended the throne as Emperor, taking the era name Thai Duc. <\/font>From here, Do Ban citadel officially named Hoang De citadel and became the capital of the central government of Emperor Thai Duc – Nguyen Nhac.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

In 1802, the Tay Son dynasty collapsed, Nguyen Anh ascended the throne, set the era name Gia Long, and established the capital in Phu Xuan (Hue). <\/font>In 1805, the Nguyen Dynasty built Vo Tanh Tomb right on the base of the octagonal palace of the Emperor Citadel and used the octagonal floor as a place for incense, called the octagonal floor.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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The ancient sculptural architecture is still left in the Imperial Citadel<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In 1815, the Nguyen Dynasty destroyed all the old palaces of the Emperor Citadel, removed the laterite from the old citadel and carried it away to build a new citadel, except for the octagonal floor, which was remodeled to make Song Trung Temple to worship Vo Tanh and Ngo Tung Chau. (later also known as Chieu Trung Temple).<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Special military terrain<\/font><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

Over the years, archeology has excavated and dissected, so that the architectural appearance of Hoang De citadel as well as Do Ban citadel has been gradually revealed. <\/font>Accordingly, the Emperor Citadel was originally a rectangular architectural complex, including three rounds: the Outer Citadel, the Inner Citadel and the Forbidden City. <\/font>The outer citadel has a circumference of 7,400m, currently the rest of the wall is 3-6m high, on the southern bank of the citadel, two vertical stone bars are kept 3m high.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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The Emperor Citadel was later rebuilt with laterite<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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