State

Nguyen dynasty

imperial Vietnamese dynasty, 1802-1945

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1802–1945
Founded
1802
Ended
1945
Capital
Huế
Languages
Vietnamese, French
Religion
Neo-Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism
Preceded by
Tây Sơn dynasty
Succeeded by
North VietnamSouth VietnamVietnam

Overview

The Nguyễn dynasty (Vietnamese: Nhà Nguyễn, chữ Nôm: 茹阮) was the last Vietnamese dynasty, preceded by the Nguyễn lords and ruling unified Vietnam independently from 1802 until the start of the French protectorate in 1883. Its emperors were members of the House of Nguyễn Phúc. During its existence, the Nguyễn empire expanded into modern-day Southern Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos through a continuation of the centuries-long Nam tiến and Siamese–Vietnamese wars. With the French conquest of Vietnam, the Nguyễn dynasty was forced to give up sovereignty over parts of Southern Vietnam (Cochinchina) to France in 1862 and 1874, and after 1883 the Nguyễn dynasty only nominally ruled the French protectorates of Annam (Central Vietnam) as well as Tonkin (Northern Vietnam). Backed by Imperial Japan, in 1945 the last Nguyễn emperor Bảo Đại abolished the protectorate treaty with France and proclaimed the Empire of Vietnam for a short time until 25 August 1945.

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Records (17)

  1. 1826–1828 — Laotian RebellionRebellion
  2. 1831–1834 — Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1831-1834War
  3. 1841–1845 — Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1841–1845War
  4. 1847 — Bombardment of TouraneNaval battle
  5. 1847 — DanangMassacre
  6. 1858–1862 — Cochinchina campaignCampaign
  7. 1858 — Battle of DanangBattle · France, Spain ▸ Vietnam
  8. 1861 — Capture of My ThoNaval battle
  9. 1873 — Battle of HanoiBattle · China, Vietnam ▸ France
  10. 1882 — Battle of HanoiBattle · France ▸ Vietnam
  11. 1883 — Battle of Thuận AnNaval battle
  12. 1883 — Battle of Gia CucBattle · France ▸ Vietnam
  13. 1883 — Battle of HanoiBattle · China ▸ France
  14. 1883 — Battle of HueBattle · France ▸ Vietnam
  15. 1883 — Battle of Nam DinhBattle · France, Vietnamese Levies ▸ Vietnam, Chinese Mercenaries
  16. 1883 — Battle of PalanBattle · France ▸ Vietnam, China
  17. 1883 — Battle of Son TayBattle · France ▸ China

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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