1493 Vietnam

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1497
Le Thanh Tong, doesn't die, Instead He leads a attack on the Champa
lite blue in the south here-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:VietnamMac1560.gif --
and conquers it.

1499
Vietnam begins a period of settlement in the new Champas region

1505
As Viets move in and start taking land, more Champas move into the cities, there they become Merchants, and begin expanding thruout Vietnam. and Khmer.
They also expand their traditional Maritime trade areas.

1508
Champa Merchant Sailors begin settling in the towns & Cities thruout the Southern & Eastern Islands, where their traditional trade areas are.

1509
King Le Thanh Tong begins instituting the new Confucian reforms from China, like he had done 40 years before when he first took Power.

1511
The Champas Merchants begin diffusing the new Idea of Company Charters, and joint stock ventures across the Islands.

1512
As the Viets moved into the land along the southern and western borders of the Champas region,
They came into contact and conflict with the Khmer, who were just across the poorly defined Border.

1513
King Le Thanh Tong, sends his Third Son and Top General xxxxx , along with the Viet Army to settle the Border problem.

1513
King Le Thanh Tong dies of a stroke at the age of 69.

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1508
Champas Merchants bring home the story of the Taiwan natives attack on the Ryukyu merchants. This along with increasing attacks by pirates prompt the Champas to request protection.
In response the Vietnamese begin stationing Soldiers of the Champas Ships.
From 4~5 on Small vessels to a couple squads on the large vessels. They are put to work by the Champas, who have no room for dead weight supercargos.
From this would grow the Viet Navy & Marine Corp.

1509
King Le Thanh Tong sends a delegation to China with instructions to bring back the plans of the old Chinese War Junks.

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1513
Prince Tang, one of Le Thanh Tong’s 14 sons, succeeded his father as Le Hien Tong (Vietnamese: Lê Hiến Tong) . He was 54 years old at the time of his father's death. He was an affable, meek and mild-mannered person. Due to his short period of rule and the fact that he didn't pass many significant reforms, his reign is considered to be an extension of Le Thanh Tong's rule.

1513
Champas traders land on the south end of Taiwan and establish a small trading post.
[?Who has Tiawan?]

1514
Hearing tales of a new land far to the south Champas traders arrive in Marege.

1515
Le Hien Tong dies.

1515
Le Tuc Tong
Succeeding to Le Hien Tong was his third son who took the reign name as Le Tuc Tong. However, he fell gravely ill and died just two months after assuming the throne. Given his older brother's subsequent history of ruthless abuse of power, there is suspicion that Le Tuc Tong was in fact murdered.

1515
Le Uy Muc
His older brother succeeded Le Tuc Tong as Le Uy Muc. The first thing the new Emperor did was to take revenge against those who had barred him from the throne by having them killed. Among his victims were the former Emperor's mother - which was considered a shocking display of evil behavior. Le Uy Muc was described as a cruel, sadistic, and depraved person, who wasted the court’s money and finances to indulge his whims. Well aware of the fact he was detested by his subjects, Le Uy Muc protected himself by hiring a group of elite bodyguards to surround him at all times. Among them was Mac Dang Dung who became very close to the Emperor and eventually rose to the rank of General. Despite his precautions, in 1517 a half-brother who Le Uy Muc had put in prison, escaped and plotted with court insiders to assassinate the Emperor. The assassination succeeded and the killer proclaimed himself Emperor under the name Le Tuong Duc.

About all Mac Dang Dung did was continue His war with the Khmer along Vietnam's southern and western borders.

1516
a small group of Buddhist monks arrive at the trading post in Taiwan

1517
Le Tuong Duc proved to be just as bad a ruler as Le Uy Muc. He reigned from 1517 to 1519, all the while spending down the royal treasury, and doing nothing to improve the country. He was heedless to the reaction that his taxes caused throughout the country. His rule ended in 1519 when a group of officials and generals stormed the palace and killed him.

1518
A large group of Buddhist Monks arrive in Marege from Vietnam.

1519
At barely 17 years old, Le Tuong Ducs son, prince Le Y, was enthroned as the new emperor Le Chieu Tong . As usual when a young Emperor came to the throne, factions within the court vied with one another for control of the government. One powerful and growing faction was led by Mac Dang Dung. His growing power was resented by the leaders of two noble families in Vietnam: the Nguyen, under Nguyen Hoang Du, and the Trinh, under Trinh Duy Dai and Trinh Duy San.

1520
After a year of increasing tension, the Nguyen and the Trinh left the capital Hanoi and fled south, with the Emperor "under their protection".

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At barely 17 years old, Le Tuong Ducs son, prince Le Y, was enthroned as the new emperor Le Chieu Tong . As usual when a young Emperor came to the throne, factions within the court vied with one another for control of the government. One powerful and growing faction was led by Mac Dang Dung. His growing power was resented by the leaders of two noble families in Vietnam: the Nguyen, under Nguyen Hoang Du, and the Trinh, under Trinh Duy Dai and Trinh Duy San.

1520
After a year of increasing tension, the Nguyen and the Trinh left the capital Hanoi and fled south, with the Emperor "under their protection".1521

the Champas are divided over the loaming civil war, but in the end decide the Conquest by the Viets, was a good thing leading to their growing Merchant Empire.

1522
Trinh Duy Dai and Trinh Duy San. have established a government in Siagon, while the new emperor Le Chieu Tong [prince Le Y] has saught regugee in Laos.

1523
Prince Le Y weds a Laos royal princess,.one of the Daughters of King Photisarath

1524

Having sucurred a Heir, returns to Vietnam, and begins a series of attacks on General Mac Dang Dung, trying to regain his throne.

1525
Using the Champas ships and the Viet ?Marines? on board Prince Le Y leads a series of raids along the north vietnamese coast.

1526
with General Mac Dang Dung distracted by the Raids, Prince Le Y launches a drive north toward Hanoi.

1527
Emperor Le Chieu Tong, enters Hanoi, having regained the capital.

1528
More Buddists from Vietnam arrive in Marege, as the Champas continue to slowly expand their merchant holdings.

1529
General Mac Dang Dung, controls only a small area of land along the chinese Border. This is held only by aid from China

1530
Emperor Le Chieu Tong, enters negotiations with the Chinese to withdraw support from General Mac Dang Dung.

1531
Having won the Civil war Emperor Le Chieu Tong, divides the Viet Army.
1/3 remains in the north watching General Mac Dang Dung,
1/3 is sent to Loas to help King Photisarath in his war with Siam.
and 1/3 is sent south to the border with the Kymer, where expanding Viet settlement are under attack.

1533
Vietnam is in for a period of relative peace.
The New Viet Navy is busy hunting Pirates, and the army is away fighting a small border war.
The rest of the country settles down for a period of slow and steady
growth.

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1532
Laotian, Ayutthaya Kingdom war ends.

1534
Having no intrest in addiction to pituri.
[The Veits haveing a short way with Drug Dealers - Dealers rapidly become a Head shorter]
Most of the Champas Traders have set up several small trading posts in Kai Djawa, and the Buddist monks have followed them to the west coast.
The Monks have built monasteries, and live there year round, while the Champas only arrive annually for the Pearl season.