An Tôn

Definition

1. Proper Noun:
   • A historical place name: "An Tôn" is the name of a former village in Vĩnh Phúc district, later Vĩnh Lộc district, Thanh Hóa province, Vietnam. It is historically significant as the location to which the Hồ dynasty moved the capital from Thăng Long (now Hanoi).

Usage Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • Nhà Hồ đã thiên đô từ Thăng Long về An Tôn. (The Hồ dynasty moved the capital from Thăng Long to An Tôn.)
  • An Tôn nay thuộc huyện Vĩnh Lộc, tỉnh Thanh Hóa. (An Tôn is now in Vĩnh Lộc district, Thanh Hóa province.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used primarily in historical and geographical contexts to refer to this specific location during the late 14th and early 15th centuries.

Variants and Related Words

• Tây Đô (Proper Noun): "Western Capital," the name for the capital city established by the Hồ dynasty at the An Tôn area.
  • Thành nhà Hồ ở Tây Đô là một di sản thế giới. (The Hồ dynasty citadel in Tây Đô is a World Heritage site.)

Synonyms

• Historical site: A place of historical importance.
• Former capital: A place that once served as a capital city.

Related Terms

• Thiên đô (v): To move the capital.
  • Việc thiên đô của nhà Hồ có ý nghĩa chiến lược. (The Hồ dynasty's moving of the capital had strategic significance.)
• Nhà Hồ (Proper Noun): The Hồ dynasty (c. 1400-1407).