Nguyễn Phúc Trú
Not to be confused with Nguyễn Phúc Chu.
Nguyễn Phúc Trú, or Nguyễn Phúc Chú, (1696–1738; r. 1725–1738) was one of the Nguyễn lords who ruled over southern Vietnam in the 16th–18th centuries. Also known as Ninh Vuong, he expanded his family's territory by seizing the Cambodian provinces of Vinh-long and My-tho in 1731.
| Preceded by Nguyễn Phúc Chu |
Ruler of South Vietnam 1725–1738 |
Succeeded by Nguyễn Phúc Khoát |
References
- Coedes, G. (1962). The Making of South-east Asia. London: Cox & Wyman Ltd. p213.
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