Hodenic Wars
The Hodenic Wars (Vietnamese: Chiến tranh của Hổ Đen) were a series of conflicts initiated by Empress Kiều Thạc Nhu of the nascent Kiếm Hoà Dynasty, more commonly known by her nickname Hổ Đen ("Black Tigress").
After Nhu was crowned empress of the Dynasty, the Northern Coalition (consisting of the County of Thành Bắc and the Duchy of Rach Liêu) and the Hatho Coalition (Võ Đính Principality and the Duchy of Tế Giang), previously rivals, formed an alliance known as the Camdoc Grand Coalition to challenge her legitimacy. During the winter and spring of 1261-62, the Dynasty was able to stall the Coalition momentum after much struggles. Afterwards, Nhu decided to subdue the Northern Coalition, while Xí oversaw the defense of the eastern borders against the Hatho Coalition. During her Northern Campaigns, the Grand Coalition splintered between the two constituent coalitions over a land dispute between Rach Liêu and Võ Đính, which Nhu took to her advantage and ordered Xí to advance onto Võ Đính's western holdings as far as possible. After subjugating the Northern Coalition, Nhu proceeded to launch her punitive campaign against Võ Đính and subsequent conquest of Tế Giang. However, after a dispute over financial and agricultural reforms, Duke Trần Lãm Thạc asserted Rach Liêu's independence, which ended in his immediate execution. Then in 1269, Nhu proceeded to gain territory from the Chamian Kingdom and defend them, before becoming determined to regain conquered territories against the Tuntayakul Kingdom as well as obtain more territory in a three-year war. She then paused her military endeavors to further manage the empire, leaving expansions into Kansdoen and Melaskana to Xí and Tạ Vũ Uy, respectively. Two years later, Nhu resumed by conquering the northern territories of Tennai and ended by intiating a campaign against the First Arkoennite Empire.
During the last years of her tenure, Nhu would plan more campaigns against Chamia, Arkoenn and Tennai, but her despotic rule lead to her assassination conducted by Phạm Khuê. Nevertheless, the Hodenic Wars restored and projected Quenminese soveriengty greater than that of the Liễu Dynasty. Nhu's wars paved way for economic prosperity and political stability that would last for another 56 years, before disappearing with internal strife and the consequent Töbedar conquest of the Kiếm Hoà Dynasty.