Gia Long
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Historical FiguresLived 1762 to 1820 · aged 57
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Gia Long, born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (阮福暎) or Nguyễn Ánh (阮暎), was the founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last dynasty of Vietnam, which would rule the unified territories that constitute modern-day Vietnam until 1945.
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Pigneau de Behaine (Bá Đa Lộc), the French priest who recruited armies for Nguyễn Phúc Ánh during the war against the Tây Sơn.
Portrait of Prince Cảnh, the eldest son of Gia Long, 1787
A painting of Nguyễn Phúc Ánh in audience with King Rama I in Phra Thinang Amarin Winitchai, Bangkok, 1782. Note Phra Thinang Amarin Winitchai did not exist in 1782, it was built in the 19th century
Layout of the original citadel.
The French Navy officer Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau served Emperor Gia Long.
Vietnamese "Tirailleur" soldiers of the Nguyễn dynasty
Lê Văn Duyệt, the longest-serving and the last military protector of the four provinces of CochinchinaIn their orbit 23
Historical Figures born in the 1760s 6
About this person
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1762 to 1820 · aged 57
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