![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Vietnam_at_the_end_of_18th_century_%2528Vi%2529.png/640px-Vietnam_at_the_end_of_18th_century_%2528Vi%2529.png&w=640&q=50)
Tây Sơn dynasty
1778–1802 ruling dynasty of Vietnam / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Tây Sơn?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Tây Sơn dynasty (Vietnamese: [təj ʂəːn], Vietnamese: Nhà Tây Sơn, Chữ Nôm: 茹西山, lit. 'House of Tây Sơn'; Vietnamese: triều Tây Sơn (chữ Hán: 朝西山), officially Đại Việt (Chữ Hán: 大越), was a dynasty of Vietnam. It was founded after three Nguyễn brothers from the village of Tây Sơn rebelled against the Lê dynasty, Nguyễn lords, and Trịnh lords. The Tây Sơn were led by these three brothers, referred to by modern Vietnamese historians as the Tây Sơn brothers because of their origin in the district of Tây Sơn. The Tây Sơn was later succeeded by the Nguyễn dynasty.[3][lower-alpha 1]
Đại Việt Quốc 大越國 Đại Việt Quốc | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1778–1802 | |||||||||||||
![]() Political division of Vietnam at the end of the 18th century: | |||||||||||||
Status | Duchy within Lê dynasty of Đại Việt (1778–1788) Internal imperial system within Qing tributary (1789–1802)[1] Rump state (1801–1802) | ||||||||||||
Capital | Đồ Bàn (1776–1788) Phú Xuân (1788–1801) Bắc Thành (1801–1802) | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Vietnamese Written Chữ Nôm script[2] (official) | ||||||||||||
Religion | Vietnamese folk religion, Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Islam | ||||||||||||
Government | Rebel governance (1771–1778) Absolute monarchy (1778–1802) | ||||||||||||
Emperor | |||||||||||||
• 1778–1788 | Thái Đức | ||||||||||||
• 1788–1792 | Quang Trung | ||||||||||||
• 1792–1802 | Cảnh Thịnh (last) | ||||||||||||
Legislature | None (rule by decree) | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Tây Sơn rebellion emerged | 1771 | ||||||||||||
• Nguyễn Nhạc established Tây Sơn dynasty | 1778 | ||||||||||||
• Lê dynasty collapsed | 3 February 1789 | ||||||||||||
18 June 1802 | |||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||
• 1800 | unknown, circa 10 million | ||||||||||||
Currency | Copper-alloy and zinc cash coins | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Today part of | Vietnam China Laos Cambodia |
Nguyễn Tây Sơn | |
---|---|
Country | Kingdom of Đại Việt (Vietnam) |
Founded | 18th century |
Founder | Nguyễn Nhạc |
Final ruler | Nguyễn Quang Toản |
Titles | |
Estate(s) | Quy Nhơn, Phú Xuân, Phượng Hoàng Trung Đô |
Deposition | 1802 |
The Tây Sơn dynasty ended the century-long war between the Trịnh and Nguyễn families, ended the Lê dynasty, and united the country for the first time in 200 years. The Tây Sơn entered a tributary relationship with the Qing dynasty of China and gained the recognition as the official rulers of Vietnam from the Qianlong Emperor. Under the most prominent of the Tây Sơn brothers, Nguyễn Quang Bình—later the emperor Quang Trung—Vietnam experienced an age of relative peace and prosperity. However, his heir was not capable of properly ruling the country, allowing the exiled Nguyễn lord Nguyễn Ánh to retake the south of Vietnam and eventually pave the way for his own imperial dynasty, the Nguyễn dynasty.