A historical and cultural relic is deteriorating.
Located to the southwest, about 300 meters from Con Cuong town, Ma Nhai stele, a unique historical and cultural relic, is gradually fading away.
History records that in 1335, in the southwest of Nghe An, rebels from outside were constantly coming to harass, rob land, kill people, and rob property. King Tran Hien Tong, along with the civil and military prime minister Nguyen Trung Ngan, personally went to supervise the battle.
The king set up his headquarters at Cu Don Mountain, Mat Chau (now Thanh Nam village, Bong Khe commune, Con Cuong district). The Tran army used the tactic of both attacking and persuading the rebels to surrender. The rebels gradually retreated, except for one rebel named Nghich Bong who refused to surrender and continued to harass them more and more ferociously.
Because of the work of the court, King Tran Hien Tong had to return to Thang Long, and the rebels took advantage of the situation to concentrate on causing more chaos. Although the retired Emperor Tran Minh Tong was old, he still personally led the army to Mat Chau and Cu Don regions with Prime Minister Nguyen Trung Ngan to quell the rebellion.
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A king and a general who had been through life and death together, were of one mind and heart, and now fought together. Just one battle made the rebels "crazy and confused", quickly retreating and kneeling to surrender, begging for mercy. After defeating the enemy, the King sat on a boat in a poetic scene. The Supreme Emperor Tran Minh Tong issued an edict to retreat, then ordered Nguyen Trung Ngan to record this glorious victory on a stone arch in the mountain called "Ma Nhai Ky Cong Van".
At that time, it was the intercalary month of the 12th year of Khai Huu era, the seventh year of At Hoi 1335. Thus, Ma Nhai stele is an article recording the glorious feat of the Tran Dynasty's mandarins and soldiers in defending the border, reclaiming lost mountains and rivers, demonstrating the prestige of Dai Viet in the cause of consolidating and protecting the nation's independence.
After 675 years of exposure to sun, dust, time and human destruction on the top of the stone dome, the water flow has changed, affecting the inscriptions on the stone. Some of the inscriptions have been covered by mold, and the scenery in this cave has also been deformed. Without protection and repair, the Ma Nhai stele is at risk of being erased.
We hope that the State will pay attention and create conditions to restore Ma Nhai stele to serve eco-tourism and for descendants to forever remember the merits of our ancestors who bravely fought against foreign invaders, keeping the country peaceful and happy today.
Phung Van Mui
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