About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 66. Chapters: Early Le Dynasty emperors, Le Dynasty emperors, Ly Dynasty emperors, M c Dynasty emperors, Nguy n Dynasty emperors, Pretenders to the Vietnamese throne, Tr n Dynasty emperors, Tay S n Dynasty emperors, B o i, Gia Long, Minh M ng, Tr n Thanh Tong, Ly Nhan Tong, Tr n Ngh Tong, Nguyen Hue, Ly Chieu Hoang, Tr n Nhan Tong, Ly Cao Tong, Le Thanh Tong, Ly Anh Tong, Le L i, Tr n Minh Tong, Tr n Anh Tong, Ly Th n Tong, Tr n D Tong, Mai Thuc Loan, Tr n Thu n Tong, Tr n Du Tong, Tr n Ph, D ng Nh t L, Le Chieu Th ng, Ly Thanh Tong, T c, Ly Thai T, Tr n Hi n Tong, Tr n Thi u, Tri u Vi t V ng, M c ng Dung, Ngo Quy n, Kh i nh, Bao Long, Tr n Thai Tong, Ly Nam, Duy Tan, inh B L nh, Thanh Thai, Le Nhan Tong, inh Ph, Kien Phuc, Thi u Tr, Ham Nghi, Le Hoan, Le Thai Tong, B o Th ng, Hung V ng, Hi p Hoa, Ly Thai Tong, H u Ly Nam, C ng, D c c, Le Trung Tong, ng Khanh, Ly Hu Tong, Le Chieu Tong, Ly Thien B o, Le Hi n Tong, Le Cung Hoang. Excerpt: Emperor Gia Long (Han t: 8 February 1762 - 3 February 1820), born Nguy n Phuc Anh (Han t:, often referred to simply as Nguy n Anh), was an emperor of Vietnam. Unifying what is now modern Vietnam in 1802, he founded the Nguy n Dynasty, the last of the Vietnamese dynasties. A nephew of the last Nguyen Lord who ruled over southern Vietnam, Nguyen Anh was forced into hiding in 1777 as a fifteen year old when his family was slain in the Tay Son revolt. After several changes of fortune in which his loyalists regained and again lost Saigon, he befriended the French Catholic priest Pigneau de Behaine. Pigneau championed his cause to the French government-and managed to recruit volunteers when this fell through-to help Nguyen Anh regain the throne. From 1789, Nguyen Anh was once again in the ascendancy and began his northward march to defeat the Tay...
