Tags: Monarch.
Hồ Quý Ly (胡季犛; 1336–1407) also called Lê Quý Ly (黎季犛) was the founder and first king (1400–01) of the Hồ Dynasty of Vietnam who rose from the post as a mandarin under Trần Dynasty. His reigning title was Thánh Nguyên.In 1400 Hồ Quý Ly dethroned the last Trần king and declared himself king establishing the Hồ Dynasty and renaming the country from Đại Việt to Đại Ngu. During his reign he made several significant economic and administrative reforms.