Gia Long unifies Vietnam

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1802 · Huế · Asia · Politics

The Nguyễn, Vietnam's last dynasty, take the throne

Nguyễn Phúc Ánh, heir of the southern Nguyễn lords, defeated the Tây Sơn after a quarter-century of war, took Hanoi and in 1802 proclaimed himself Emperor Gia Long with his capital at Huế. From 1804 the country was called Việt Nam; the Nguyễn dynasty ruled until 1945.

State: Nguyễn dynasty

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