Trần Thừa
| Trần Thái Tổ 陳太祖 | |||||||||||||
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| Retired Emperor of Đại Việt | |||||||||||||
| Retired Emperor of the Trần dynasty | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 1226–1234 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | none | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Trần Thái Tông | ||||||||||||
| Born | 1184 Lưu Gia, Đại Việt | ||||||||||||
| Died | 1234 (aged 49–50) Thăng Long, Đại Việt | ||||||||||||
| Burial | Huy Tomb | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Lê Thị | ||||||||||||
| Issue | Trần Liễu Trần Cảnh Trần Nhật Hiệu Trần Triệt Thụy Bà Thiên Thành | ||||||||||||
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| House | Trần dynasty | ||||||||||||
| Father | Trần Lý | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||||||
Trần Thừa (chữ Hán: 陳承, 1184–1234) was the head of the Trần clan and a high-ranking mandarin during the reign of Lý Huệ Tông and Lý Chiêu Hoàng. After the overthrow of the Lý dynasty by Trần Thủ Độ, Trần Thừa's second son Trần Cảnh was enthroned as Trần Thái Tông, the first emperor of the Trần dynasty. Trần Thừa was the de-facto ruler of the dynasty, reigning as Thái Thượng Hoàng (Retired Emperor) from 1225 until his death. He was posthumously given the temple name Trần Thái Tổ (陳太祖) after his death. He was thus the first retired emperor of the Trần dynasty and the only one who had not held the throne.