She was the only woman in Vietnamese history who became the queen of two emperors in two dynasties - the Dinh Dynasty and the Tien Le Dynasty.
1. Who was the queen of two different dynasties?
- Princess Nguyen Tu0%
- Ly Chieu Hoang0%
- Duong Van Nga0%
- Nguyen Phuc Khue Gia0%Exactly
In Vietnamese history, Duong Van Nga is the only person to be queen under two different dynasties. In the years 968-979, she was queen of the Dinh dynasty, from 980 onwards, she was queen of the Tien Le dynasty.
Despite her important role in the transfer of power from the Dinh Dynasty to the Early Le Dynasty, she was not recorded much in official history. Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu only stated that she was surnamed Duong, but did not mention her name or her background.
2. She was the empress of which two emperors?
- Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Trung Tong0%
- Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Dai Hanh0%
- Le Dai Hanh and Tran Nhan Tong0%
- Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Thai To0%Exactly
Duong Van Nga was the Queen of two early Emperors in Vietnamese history - Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Dai Hanh.
Dinh Tien Hoang was the founder of the Dinh Dynasty, unified the country after the chaos of the 12 warlords and established the national name Dai Co Viet (968).
After Dinh Tien Hoang passed away, his son Dinh Toan was still too young, so Mrs. Duong Van Nga and the courtiers enthroned Le Hoan (General of the Ten Directions) as emperor (King Le Dai Hanh) to lead the country against the invading Song army.
3. The poem engraved on the wall of Am Tien pagoda summarizes the life of Queen Duong Van Nga with which of the following sentences?
- Loyal to the country and forget oneself0%
- A life full of love and affection0%
- The woman who served two dynasties0%
- Two shoulders carry two kings0%Exactly
At the end of her life, Queen Duong Van Nga practiced asceticism at Am Tien cave in the east of Hoa Lu citadel. Here, there is still an oral poem carved on the temple wall summarizing her life: "On two shoulders carrying two Kings/ Two dynasties of queens, practicing asceticism at Am Tien pagoda/ Following her husband to fight against the Song and pacify the Cham/ Having contributed to the country, but having no fate in life...".
This poem also reflects her special role in history.
4. Why do statues of Duong Van Nga in temples often have red faces?
- To show loyalty to two dynasties0%
- Because she has great achievements but suffers from many criticisms0%
- To show her embarrassment as queen of two dynasties0%
- Because ancient worship customs often painted the statue of the queen red.0%Exactly
According to folk legend, painting the face red of the statue of Queen Duong Van Nga in temples shows the embarrassment of a woman who served two husbands, a Queen who served two kings.
The fact that a Queen Mother of the Dinh Dynasty like her enthroned Le Dai Hanh as king, then became the wife of King Le, was severely condemned by previous Confucian scholars and historians.
However, later historical researchers had a more sympathetic view of her. Some historians defended her, saying that while the country was in danger, her choices and decisions demonstrated the wise political attitude of a great mind of the times, worthy of being considered a hero.
- To show loyalty to two dynasties
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