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Nguyen Dynasty

Nguyễn Dynasty
House of Nguyễn
阮朝
Empire, Kingdom
Protectorate of France (from 1885)
1802–1945



Flag of the Nguyễn dynasty
Top: from 1802 to 1878
Bottom: from 1920 to 1945

Anthem
Đăng dàn cung
Vietnam in 1829 under the reign of emperor Minh Mạng
Capital Huế
Languages Vietnamese, French (after 1887)
Religion Neo-Confucianism, Buddhism, Catholicism
Government Absolute monarchy
Emperor
 •  1802–1820 Gia Long (first)
 •  1926–1945 Bảo Đại (last)
History
 •  Coronation of Gia Long 1 June 1802
 •  French invasion 1 September 1858
 •  Japanese invasion 22 September 1940
 •  Abdication of Bảo Đại 30 August 1945
Area
 •  1830 575,000 km² (222,009 sq mi)
 •  1860 380,000 km² (146,719 sq mi)
Currency Văn (Sapèque), Tiền
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Tây Sơn dynasty
French Indochina
Empire of Vietnam
North Vietnam
Today part of  Vietnam
 Laos
 Cambodia
 China



Flag of the Nguyễn dynasty
Top: from 1802 to 1878
Bottom: from 1920 to 1945

The Nguyễn dynasty (Vietnamese: Nhà Nguyễn; Hán-Nôm: , Nguyễn triều) was the last ruling family of Vietnam. Their rule lasted a total of 143 years. It began in 1802 when Emperor Gia Long ascended the throne after defeating the Tây Sơn dynasty and ended in 1945 when Bảo Đại abdicated the throne and transferred power to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. During the reign of Emperor Gia Long, the nation officially became known as Việt Nam (越南), but from the reign of emperor Minh Mạng on, the nation was renamed Đại Nam (大南, literally "Great South"). Their rule was marked by the increasing influence of French colonialism; the nation was eventually partitioned into three, Cochinchina became a French colony while Annam and Tonkin became protectorates which were independent in name only.


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