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Nguyen Kim

1468–1545 · 16th century · Also known as Nguyễn Kim

Nguyen Kim was a Vietnamese general who led the loyalists of the Later Le dynasty against the Mac dynasty, which had usurped the throne in 1527. He restored a Le emperor in Thanh Hoa in 1533. After his death in 1545 his son-in-law Trinh Kiem took command, while his son Nguyen Hoang founded the line of the Nguyen lords in the south.

Nguyen Kim
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Later Le dynastyDecline

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Mac dynastyTrinh lordsNguyen lords

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nguyen Kim. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nguyen-kim
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