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He was also known as The Red King in Vietnamese stories. Po Binasuor was the last strong king of the kingdom of Champa. Chế Bồng Nga apparently managed to unite the Cham lands under his rule and by 1361 was strong enough to attack Vietnam from the sea.
His Cham forces raided the Vietnamese city of Thăng Long (modern Hanoi) twice, once in 1371 and again in 1377.
This second attack followed the death of Tran Due Tong after his failed attack on Vijaya. The Chams then forced the king of Đại Việt, Tran Phe De, to move the state"s treasures and wealth to Mount Thienkien and the Kha-lang Caves in 1379.
Chế Bồng Nga continued to occupy the two southern Vietnamese provinces of Nghệ An and Thanh Hóa, though he was stopped by Hồ Quý Ly in 1380 and 1382. In 1390, Po Binasuor was finally stopped in another invasion of the capital, when his royal barge suffered a musketry salvo.
The events of Chế Bồng Nga"s reign spelled the end of the Trần Dynasty in Vietnam, which was revealed as weak and ineffective in the face of the Cham General.
After the conquest of Champa, the Vietnamese assigned the surname "Chế" to all persons of Cham origin.
