State

Tây Sơn dynasty

1778–1802 · 18th century · Also known as Tây Sơn, Tay Son dynasty, Tay Son rebellion

The Tây Sơn were three brothers from Tây Sơn in central Vietnam who led a peasant rebellion from 1771. They destroyed the Nguyễn lords in the south, defeated a Siamese invasion in 1785, overthrew the Trịnh lords in the north in 1786 and routed a Qing army in 1789 under Nguyễn Huệ (Emperor Quang Trung). Divided after his death in 1792, they were destroyed in 1802 by Nguyễn Ánh, founder of the Nguyễn dynasty.

Tây Sơn dynasty
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