Trinh Doanh
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Trịnh Doanh ruled northern Vietnam
(Tonkin
) from 1740 to 1767 (he ruled with the title Minh Do Vuong)
Trịnh Doanh was a younger son of Trịnh Cương, and belonged to the line of Trịnh Lords who ruled northern Vietnam. His rule was spent putting down rebellions against rule by the Trinh.
Trịnh Doanh took over from his brother Trịnh Giang
who, through financial mis-management and bad behavior, provoked a wave of revolts against his rule. This was a time of increasing peasant revolts in both the north and the south under the Nguyễn Lords. In the north, some of the revolts were apparently led by members of the royal Lê family.
Despite the many revolts, Trịnh Doanh defeated them all and passed the rule of Vietnam to his son, Trịnh Sâm
.
As far as the Lê Dynasty was concerned, there was just one king, Lê Hien Tông (1740–1786), who occupied the royal throne in Hanoi.
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(Tonkin
Tonkin
Tonkin , also spelled Tongkin, Tonquin or Tongking, is the northernmost part of Vietnam, south of China's Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces, east of northern Laos, and west of the Gulf of Tonkin. Locally, it is known as Bắc Kỳ, meaning "Northern Region"...
) from 1740 to 1767 (he ruled with the title Minh Do Vuong)
Trịnh Doanh was a younger son of Trịnh Cương, and belonged to the line of Trịnh Lords who ruled northern Vietnam. His rule was spent putting down rebellions against rule by the Trinh.
Trịnh Doanh took over from his brother Trịnh Giang
Trinh Giang
Trịnh Giang ruled northern Vietnam from 1729 to 1740. His title as ruling lord was Uy Nam Vuong. He was one of the Trịnh Lords who ruled Vietnam. He was a bad ruler, being wasteful, inept, and callous.-History:...
who, through financial mis-management and bad behavior, provoked a wave of revolts against his rule. This was a time of increasing peasant revolts in both the north and the south under the Nguyễn Lords. In the north, some of the revolts were apparently led by members of the royal Lê family.
- The rebellions which broke out in Tonkin during this period, were almost without number. Princes belonging to the Royal family, generals, civil mandarins, common people, and out-casts from the hills, all rose in the provinces against the tyranny of the Trinh, as well as for their personal interests. Chapter 16 (continued)
Despite the many revolts, Trịnh Doanh defeated them all and passed the rule of Vietnam to his son, Trịnh Sâm
Trinh Sam
Trịnh Sâm ruled northern Vietnam from 1767 to 1782 AD. He ruled with the title "Tinh Do Vuong", and was one of the last of the powerful Trịnh Lords. Trịnh Sâm defeated the ancient enemy of the northern state, the Nguyễn Lords in the south...
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As far as the Lê Dynasty was concerned, there was just one king, Lê Hien Tông (1740–1786), who occupied the royal throne in Hanoi.
Sources
- Encyclopedia of Asian History, Volumes 4. 1988. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
- Annam and its Minor Currency Chapter 16 (downloaded May 2006)
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