Nhu worked at Hanoi's National Library and in 1943, he married Trần Lệ Xuân, later known universally as " Madame Nhu ".

Trần Lệ Xuân was born into a wealthy aristocratic family in Hanoi, French Indochina, then part of the French colonial empire.

She had an elder sister named Trần Lệ Chi ( married French man named Etienne Oggeri and changed her name to Lechi Oggeri ) and a younger brother, Trần Văn Khiêm.

Her family received further scorn as her sister, Trần Lệ Chi, who was married to Nguyển Hữu Châu had a French lover named Etienne Oggeri, and critics alleged that Madame Nhu introduced the laws so that her sister's husband could not get a divorce.

Trần Lệ Xuân

Specific targets of this proposed policy were Generals Minh, Trần Văn Đôn, Lê Văn Kim and Mai Hữu Xuân.

The Period of Division with its many tragedies and dramatic historical developments inspired many poets and gave rise to some Vietnamese masterpieces in verse, including the epic poem The Tale of Kiều ( Truyện Kiều ) by Nguyễn Du, Song of a Soldier's Wife ( Chinh Phụ Ngâm ) by Đặng Trần Côn and Đoàn Thị Điểm, and a collection of satirical, erotically charged poems by a female poet, Hồ Xuân Hương.

Vietnamese historians and scholars Nguyễn Văn Siêu, Đặng Xuân Bảng, Trần Trọng Kim, Đào Duy Anh, and others all agree with the second explanation.

It is home to national figures such as Mai Hắc Đế, Nguyễn Du, Nguyễn Công Trứ, Phan Đình Phùng, Trần Phú, Hà Huy Tập, Ngô Đức Kế, Xuan Tuu, Xuân Diệu, Huy Cận, Hoàng Xuân Hãn, Nguyễn Khắc Viện, Nguyễn Khắc Niêm, Lê Khánh Đồng, Lê Khánh Căn, and Lê Văn Thiêm.

Some highly regarded works in Vietnamese literature were written in chữ nôm, including Nguyễn Du's Truyện Kiều, Đoàn Thị Điểm's chữ nôm translation of the poem Chinh Phụ Ngâm Khúc ( 征婦吟曲-Lament of a Warrior Wife ) from the Classical Chinese poem composed by her friend Đặng Trần Côn ( famous in its own right ), and poems by the renowned poet Hồ Xuân Hương.

The Trần Dynasty also adopted a unique way to train new kings: when a crown prince reached the age of 18, his predecessor would abdicate and turn the throne over to him, yet holding a title of August Higher Emperor ( Thái Thượng Hoàng ), acting as a mentor to the new Emperor.

Lieutenant General Sylvain Trần Văn Minh ( born 19 August 1923, Saigon, French Indochina – died 31 May 2009, Nice, France ) is a Vietnamese diplomat and a general of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.

In August 1945, the Việt Minh chief of Cochinchina, Trần Văn Giàu, formed an alliance with Bảy Viễn and Ba Dương against the French.

* 1285 – Forces led by Prince Tran Quang Khai of Vietnam's Trần Dynasty destroys most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong.

* April – Battle of Bạch Đằng: Đại Việt ( Vietnamese ) general Trần Hưng Đạo sinks the fleet of an invading Mogul army of the Yuan Dynasty by placing steel-tipped bamboo stakes in the Bach Dang River near Ha Long Bay.

* Trần Dynasty ( 1225 – 1400 )

* Posterior Trần Dynasty ( 1407 – 1413 )

File: Tran Duc Luong, Nov 17, 2004. jpg | alt = Man standing in a dark suit, white shirt and baige tie, smiling | Trần Đức Lương, served 1997 – 2006

Andrew Dũng-Lạc ( Anrê Trần An Dũng Lạc, 1795 – 21 December 1839 ) is a saint and martyr of the Catholic Church, executed by beheading.

Trần Văn Hương ( 1902 – 1982 ) was a South Vietnamese politician.

Trần Đình Trường ( 1932 – May 6, 2012 ) a Vietnamese-American was born in South Vietnam.

Trần Hưng Đạo ( 1228 – 1300 ) was the Supreme Commander of Đại Việt during the Trần Dynasty.

All of the kings during the Ly Dynasty supported Buddhism as a state religion and this continued into the Trần Dynasty ( 1225 – 1400 ) where Buddhism later developed in combination with Confucianism.

A new Thiền school was founded by King Trần Nhân Tông ( 1258 – 1308 ); called Trúc Lâm ( Bamboo Grove ) school, which evinced a deep influence from Confucian and Taoist philosophy.

Trần Bạch Đằng ( born Truong Gia Trieu ) ( 1926 – April 16, 2007 ) was a key figure in planning the 1968 Tet offensive during the Vietnam War, and was the leader of Communist forces in Saigon, the South Vietnamese capital, during that offensive.

There was an academy of martial arts in the capital, Thăng Long, today's Hanoi, since the 11th century: Lý Dynasty ( 1009 – 1225 ), Trần Dynasty ( 1225 – 1400 ).

Trần Văn Chương ( c. 1898 — 24 July 1986 ) was South Vietnam's ambassador to the United States in the early 1960s and the father of the country's de facto first lady, Madame Nhu ( 1924-2011 ).

On 28 April 1975, after one week as president, Trần Văn Hương resigned and handed power over to General Dương Văn Minh, who presided over the surrender of the government two days later.

Cao Lanh ( Cao Lãnh ) used to be the stopover of many patriots such as Tran Chanh Chieu ( Trần Chánh Chiếu ), Nguyen Sinh Sac ( Nguyễn Sinh Sắc )... People in Cao Lanh consistently struggled, tremendously contributing to the absolute victory of South of Vietnam in historical campaign Ho Chi Minh ( Hồ Chí Minh ), united the whole country, and Cao Lanh, since April 30th 1975, was merged with Sa Dec ( Sa Đéc ) to become Dong Thap nowadays.

Temple names are commonly used when naming most Chinese, Korean ( Goryeo and Joseon periods ), and Vietnamese ( such dynasties as Trần, Lý, and Lê ) royalty.

After a sabbatical, it was officially announced that Trần is back behind the helm with the noir psychological thriller I Come with the Rain ( 2009 ), which features a star-studded international cast including Josh Hartnett and Elias Koteas.

* Trần ( 陳 ), a Vietnamese surname spelled as Chan in Cantonese or Chen in Mandarin.

Born Nguyễn Phúc Đảm, son of the Emperor Gia Long's first concubine Thuận Thiên ( also known as Trần Thị Đang ), it was assumed that Gia Long's grandson and son of Prince Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh would become the next Emperor.

Born as Prince Trần Quốc Tuấn ( 陳國峻 ), he commanded the Đại Việt armies that repelled two major Mongol invasions in the 13th century.

The Lý Dynasty (,, like Lee ; Hán tự: 李朝, Lý Triều ), sometimes known as the Later Lý Dynasty ( nhà Hậu Lý, ), was a Vietnamese dynasty that began in 1009 when Lý Thái Tổ overthrew the Prior Lê Dynasty ( nhà Tiền Lê ) and ended in 1225 when the queen Lý Chiêu Hoàng ( then 8 years old ) was forced to abdicate the throne in favor of her husband, Trần Cảnh.

As a result, the 216-year reign of the Lý Dynasty was ended and the new Trần Dynasty was created on the first day of the twelfth lunar month ( Gregorian: December 31 ), 1225.

By both military and diplomatic measures such as sending an army and by awarding two leaders of the revolt the title of Prince ( Vương ), Trần Thủ Độ was able to put down this revolt in 1229.

Van Thai Tran ( Trần Thái Văn in Vietnamese ), born October 19, 1964 ) is an attorney and politician in California, formerly serving as a Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing portions of Orange County.

The military architect behind Đại Việt's victories was Commander Trần Quốc Tuấn, more popularly known as Trần Hưng Đạo.

The nickname also served to distinguish him from another South Vietnamese general, Trần Văn Minh, who was known as “ Little Minh ”.

He was known for making such public statements as promising to demolish the Xá Lợi pagoda and vowing to kill his estranged father-in-law, Trần Văn Chuơng, who was the regime's Ambassador to the United States, after the elder man condemned the Ngô family's behavior and disowned his daughter, Nhu's wife, Madame Nhu.

It was also during this period that the Trần kings waged many wars against the southern kingdom of Champa, continuing the Viets ' long history of southern expansion ( known as Nam Tiến ) that had begun shortly after gaining independence in the 10th century.

Charles Trần Văn Lắm, also known as simply Trần Văn Lắm, was Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Vietnam during the height of the Vietnam War.

The Trần Dynasty (, Hán Việt: 陳朝, Trần Triều ) was a Vietnamese dynasty that ruled Vietnam ( then known as Đại Việt ) from 1225 to 1400.

During the reign of Trần Thánh Tông, the emperor also permitted his brother Trần Ích Tắc, a prince who was well known for his intelligence and knowledge, to open his own school at the prince's palace.