Talk:Hóc Môn district, Hồ Chí Minh City

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[edit] Etymology

Is it named for taro (khoai môn)? That's what I've heard from a friend who lives there. Badagnani (talk) 22:46, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

That appears to be the case. According to vi.wiki:

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Between 1698 to 1731, some people from the Northern and Central regions moved here to escape the constant warfare between the Nguyen and the Trinh. At that time, this area was still undeveloped land, with even tigers roaming. This area had a lot of taro growing in swamps. They called this place "Hóc Môn", meaning "the corner/alley with taro"

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. DHN (talk) 22:58, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Trịnh-Nguyễn War

I added the above info. But the years don't match the Trịnh-Nguyễn War, because the dates are later than those given for this war. Can you figure it out? Badagnani (talk) 23:46, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

The war tapered off towards the end, so the en.wiki article didn't consider the later part as war, but hostilities didn't really end until both were extinguished by the Tay Son. When not fighting each other, the two sides fought "external" enemies: the Trinh fought the remnants of the Mac Dynasty in Cao Bang while the Nguyen fought the Champa. DHN (talk) 23:53, 29 January 2008 (UTC)