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Vietnam: General Tran Quoc Tang (1252-1313), Vietnamese prince and general, who fought against the Mongols during their second invasion of Vietnam. Statue in Cam Pha, Quang Ninh Province
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The Mongol invasions of Vietnam or Mongol-Vietnamese War refer to the three times that the Mongol Empire and its chief khanate the Yuan dynasty invaded i Vit (an old name for Vietnam) during the time of the Trn dynasty, along with Champa: in 1258, 1285, and 128788.
. Although the invasions resulted in disastrous military defeats for the Mongols, both the Trn dynasty and Champa decided to accept the nominal supremacy of the Yuan dynasty in order to avoid further conflicts.