Nguyễn Phúc Chu
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| Nguyễn Phúc Chu 阮福淍 | |
|---|---|
Nguyễn Phúc Thái | |
| Mother | Tống Thị Lĩnh |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Nguyễn Phúc Chu (chữ Hán: 阮福淍, 1675 – 1 June 1725) was one of the Nguyễn lords who ruled southern Vietnam (Đàng Trong) from 1691 to 1725.[1] During his time in power, he had to deal with a Champa rebellion and the first major war against the Cambodians. Nguyễn Phúc Chu was the eldest son of Nguyễn Phúc Trăn. He gained the throne on his father's early death, at just 15 years old. He took for himself the title Tong Quan-Cong (Duke of Tong). [citation needed]
Early in his reign the Champa ruler of Panduranga (in present-day
Together they defeated a Nguyễn military force in 1695. The new Cham king,
Last years
In 1720, near the end of his reign, Nguyễn Phúc Chu, took formal control over the last lands of the Champa. Whether this was a violation of the peace treaty he signed with the Cham 25 years earlier is not known. On 1 June 1725, Nguyễn Phúc Chu died and was succeeded by his second son, Nguyễn Phúc Trú.
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Sources
- ^ Anh Thư Hà, Hồng Đức Trần A Brief Chronology of Vietnam's History 2000 Page 163 "Nguyễn Phúc Tăn was previously wrongly referred to as Nguyễn Phúc Trãn6. Lord Nguyễn Phúc Chu (Quốc Chúa) (1691-1725) Nguyễn Phúc Chu was born in 1675. He was the eldest son of Nguyễn Phúc Thái."
- Encyclopedia of Asian History, Volume 3 (Nguyen Lords) 1988. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
- The Encyclopedia of Military History by R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy. Harper & Row (New York).
- Vietnam, Trials and Tribulations of a Nation by D. R. SarDesai, ppg 33–34, 1988 ISBN 0-941910-04-0