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Lê Văn Duyệt was a Vietnamese general who helped Nguyễn Ánh - the future Emperor Gia Long - put down the Tây Sơn wars, unify Vietnam and establish the Nguyễn dynasty. After the Nguyễn came to power in 1802, Duyệt became a high-ranking mandarin, serving under the first two Nguyễn emperors Gia Long and Minh Mạng.
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Vĩnh Tế Canal (.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}10°34′12″N 104°55′34″E / 10.570°N 104.926°E / 10.570; 104.926), an important canal in southern Vietnam which was completed in 1823 under Lê Văn Duyệt's supervision.
Minh Mạng, second Emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty.
Layout of the original citadel. Before 1835, the citadel of Saigon was also called Thành Bát Quái (Citadel of Eight Trigrams) or Thành Quy (Citadel of Tortoise) because of this layout.
Grave of Lê Văn Duyệt and his wife.
Lê Văn Duyệt, as depicted on a South Vietnamese 100-dong noteIn their orbit 1
About this person
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1763 to 1832 · aged 69
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