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Minh Mang

1791–1841 · 19th century

Minh Mang was the second emperor of the Nguyen dynasty of Vietnam, ruling from 1820 to 1841. He centralised the administration on Chinese models, renamed the country Dai Nam and persecuted Catholic missionaries and converts. In 1832 he abolished the last autonomous Cham principality of Thuan Thanh, ending the political history of Champa.

Minh Mang
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