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Nghệ An province

Also known as Nghe An

Nghệ An is a province of north-central Vietnam, stretching from the South China Sea coast to the Lao border, with its capital at Vinh. Long a frontier region between Dai Viet and Champa, it was a base for resistance movements against Chinese and later French rule, and the Tay Son emperor Quang Trung planned a capital there. Ho Chi Minh was born in the province in 1890.

Nghệ An province — Image: Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Later Tran dynasty Tay Son dynasty

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nghệ An province. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nghe-an-province
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