User:Donald Trung/Nguyễn dynasty infobox proposals

Proposals for the infobox at the "Nguyễn dynasty" Wikipedia article.

Situation as the proposal started

Per this revision.

Đại Việt quốc 大越國 (1802–1804) (Đại) Việt Nam quốc (大)越南國 (1804–1839) Đại Nam quốc 大南國 (1839–1883)
1802–1883
Royal anthem: Đăng đàn cung (English: "The Emperor Mounts His Throne")
Vietnam at its greatest territorial extent in 1840 (under Emperor Minh Mạng), superimposed on the modern political map
Administrative divisions of Vietnam in 1838 (under Emperor Minh Mạng)
Status	Internal imperial system within Chinese tributary[1]
Capital	Huế 16°28′N 107°36′E
Common languages	Vietnamese Written Classical Chinese[2][3][a]
Religion	Neo-Confucianism, Buddhism, Catholicism
Government	Absolute monarchy
Emperor
• 1802–1820 (first)	Gia Long
• 1883 (last independent)	Hiệp Hòa
• 1926–1945 (last)	Bảo Đại
History
• Coronation of Gia Long	1 June 1802
• French invasion	1 September 1858
• Treaty of Saigon	5 June 1862
• End of independence	25 August 1883
• Protectorate Treaty	6 June 1884
Area
1830	557,000 km2 (215,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1830	10,500,000[citation needed]
• 1858	12,031,000[citation needed]
• 1890	14,752,000[citation needed]
Currency	Văn (Sapèque), Tiền, and Lạng
Preceded by Succeeded by Tây Sơn dynasty 1862: Cochinchina 1883: Annam Tonkin
Today part of	Vietnam Laos Cambodia China

1. The use of the Classical Chinese language in documents and correspondences is distinct from the use of the Chữ Nôm writing system for the Vietnamese language.

1. Kang, David C. (2012). East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute. Columbia University Press. pp. 101–102. In 1802 the Nguyen dynasty was recognized with an imperial pardon and tributary status. [...] there was no doubt in anyone's mind that China was the superior and the tributary state the inferior. The Vietnamese kings clearly realized that they had to acknowledge China's suzerainty and become tributaries [...]
2. Holcombe, Charles (2017). A History of East Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 207. ISBN 9781107118737.
3. Kiernan, Ben (2017). Việt Nam: A History from Earliest Times to the Present. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195160765. [Gia Long] also restored Chinese to its status as Việt Nam's official language of state [...] Until 1815 just as many Nguyễn court memorials were written in nôm as in classical Chinese.

Proposal 1

Đại Việt quốc 大越國 (1802–1804) (Đại) Việt Nam quốc (大)越南國 (1804–1839) Đại Nam quốc 大南國 (1839–1883)
1802–1883
Royal anthem: Đăng đàn cung (English: "The Emperor Mounts His Throne")
Vietnam at its greatest territorial extent in 1840 (under Emperor Minh Mạng), superimposed on the modern political map
Administrative divisions of Vietnam in 1838 (under Emperor Minh Mạng)
Status	Internal imperial system within Chinese tributary[1]
Capital	Huế 16°28′N 107°36′E
Common languages	Vietnamese Written Classical Chinese[2][3][a]
Religion	Neo-Confucianism, Buddhism, Catholicism
Government	Absolute monarchy
Emperor
• 1802–1820 (first)	Gia Long
• 1883 (last independent)	Hiệp Hòa
• 1926–1945 (last)	Bảo Đại
History
• Coronation of Gia Long	1 June 1802
• French invasion	1 September 1858
• Treaty of Saigon	5 June 1862
• End of independence	25 August 1883
• Protectorate Treaty	6 June 1884
Area
1830	557,000 km2 (215,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1830	10,500,000[citation needed]
• 1858	12,031,000[citation needed]
• 1890	14,752,000[citation needed]
Currency	Zinc and copper-alloy cash coins (denominated in phần, văn, mạch, and quán) Silver and gold cash coins and ingots (denominated in phân, nghi, tiền, and lạng / lượng)
Preceded by Succeeded by Tây Sơn dynasty 1862: Cochinchina 1883: Annam Tonkin
Today part of	Vietnam Laos Cambodia China

1. The use of the Classical Chinese language in documents and correspondences is distinct from the use of the Chữ Nôm writing system for the Vietnamese language.

1. Kang, David C. (2012). East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute. Columbia University Press. pp. 101–102. In 1802 the Nguyen dynasty was recognized with an imperial pardon and tributary status. [...] there was no doubt in anyone's mind that China was the superior and the tributary state the inferior. The Vietnamese kings clearly realized that they had to acknowledge China's suzerainty and become tributaries [...]
2. Holcombe, Charles (2017). A History of East Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 207. ISBN 9781107118737.
3. Kiernan, Ben (2017). Việt Nam: A History from Earliest Times to the Present. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195160765. [Gia Long] also restored Chinese to its status as Việt Nam's official language of state [...] Until 1815 just as many Nguyễn court memorials were written in nôm as in classical Chinese.

Proposal 2

Đại Việt quốc 大越國 (1802–1804) (Đại) Việt Nam quốc (大)越南國 (1804–1839) Đại Nam quốc 大南國 (1839–1945)
1802–1882 (as a sovereign state) 1883–1945 (as a French protectorate)
Royal anthem: Đăng đàn cung (English: "The Emperor Mounts His Throne")
Vietnam at its greatest territorial extent in 1840 (under Emperor Minh Mạng), superimposed on the modern political map
Administrative divisions of Vietnam in 1838 (under Emperor Minh Mạng)
Status	Internal imperial system within Chinese tributary[1]
Capital	Huế 16°28′N 107°36′E
Common languages	Vietnamese Written Classical Chinese[2][3][a]
Religion	Neo-Confucianism, Buddhism, Catholicism
Government	Absolute monarchy
Emperor
• 1802–1820 (first)	Gia Long
• 1883 (last independent)	Hiệp Hòa
• 1926–1945 (last)	Bảo Đại
History
• Coronation of Gia Long	1 June 1802
• French invasion	1 September 1858
• Treaty of Saigon	5 June 1862
• End of independence	25 August 1883
• Protectorate Treaty	6 June 1884
Area
1830	557,000 km2 (215,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1830	10,500,000[citation needed]
• 1858	12,031,000[citation needed]
• 1890	14,752,000[citation needed]
Currency	Zinc and copper-alloy cash coins (denominated in phần, văn, mạch, and quán) Silver and gold cash coins and ingots (denominated in phân, nghi, tiền, and lạng / lượng)
Preceded by Succeeded by Tây Sơn dynasty 1862: Cochinchina 1883: Annam Tonkin
Today part of	Vietnam Laos Cambodia China

1. The use of the Classical Chinese language in documents and correspondences is distinct from the use of the Chữ Nôm writing system for the Vietnamese language.

1. Kang, David C. (2012). East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute. Columbia University Press. pp. 101–102. In 1802 the Nguyen dynasty was recognized with an imperial pardon and tributary status. [...] there was no doubt in anyone's mind that China was the superior and the tributary state the inferior. The Vietnamese kings clearly realized that they had to acknowledge China's suzerainty and become tributaries [...]
2. Holcombe, Charles (2017). A History of East Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 207. ISBN 9781107118737.
3. Kiernan, Ben (2017). Việt Nam: A History from Earliest Times to the Present. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195160765. [Gia Long] also restored Chinese to its status as Việt Nam's official language of state [...] Until 1815 just as many Nguyễn court memorials were written in nôm as in classical Chinese.

Proposal 3

Đại Việt quốc 大越國 (1802–1804) (Đại) Việt Nam quốc (大)越南國 (1804–1839) Đại Nam quốc 大南國 (1839–1945) Đế quốc Việt Nam 帝國越南 (1945)
1802–1882 (as a sovereign state) 1883–1945 (as a French protectorate)
Royal anthem: Đăng đàn cung (English: "The Emperor Mounts His Throne")
Vietnam at its greatest territorial extent in 1840 (under Emperor Minh Mạng), superimposed on the modern political map
Administrative divisions of Vietnam in 1838 (under Emperor Minh Mạng)
Status	Internal imperial system within Chinese tributary[1]
Capital	Huế 16°28′N 107°36′E
Common languages	Vietnamese Written Classical Chinese[2][3][a]
Religion	Neo-Confucianism, Buddhism, Catholicism
Government	Absolute monarchy
Emperor
• 1802–1820 (first)	Gia Long
• 1883 (last independent)	Hiệp Hòa
• 1926–1945 (last)	Bảo Đại
History
• Coronation of Gia Long	1 June 1802
• French invasion	1 September 1858
• Treaty of Saigon	5 June 1862
• End of independence	25 August 1883
• Protectorate Treaty	6 June 1884
Area
1830	557,000 km2 (215,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1830	10,500,000[citation needed]
• 1858	12,031,000[citation needed]
• 1890	14,752,000[citation needed]
Currency	Zinc and copper-alloy cash coins (denominated in phần, văn, mạch, and quán) Silver and gold cash coins and ingots (denominated in phân, nghi, tiền, and lạng / lượng)
Preceded by Succeeded by Tây Sơn dynasty 1862: Cochinchina 1883: Annam Tonkin
Today part of	Vietnam Laos Cambodia China

1. The use of the Classical Chinese language in documents and correspondences is distinct from the use of the Chữ Nôm writing system for the Vietnamese language.

1. Kang, David C. (2012). East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute. Columbia University Press. pp. 101–102. In 1802 the Nguyen dynasty was recognized with an imperial pardon and tributary status. [...] there was no doubt in anyone's mind that China was the superior and the tributary state the inferior. The Vietnamese kings clearly realized that they had to acknowledge China's suzerainty and become tributaries [...]
2. Holcombe, Charles (2017). A History of East Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 207. ISBN 9781107118737.
3. Kiernan, Ben (2017). Việt Nam: A History from Earliest Times to the Present. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195160765. [Gia Long] also restored Chinese to its status as Việt Nam's official language of state [...] Until 1815 just as many Nguyễn court memorials were written in nôm as in classical Chinese.