Nguyen Phuc Chu

Nguyen Phuc Chu
Map of Vietnam showing the expansion of territory over 800 years.

Nguyễn Phúc Chu (1675–1725) ruled the southern provinces of Vietnam from 1691 to 1725. Phuc Chu was one of the Nguyễn Lords who ruled southern Vietnam from the city of Phú Xuân (modern-day Huế). During his time in power, he had to deal with a Champa rebellion and the first major war against the Cambodians.

Nguyễn Phúc Chu was the eldest son of Nguyễn Phúc Trăn. He gained the throne on his father's early death, at just 15 years old. He took for himself the title Tong Quan-Cong (Duke of Tong).

Early in his reign the Champa ruler of Panduranga (in present-day Ninh Thuan province), Po Sot, started a rebellion against the Nguyễn. The revolt was at first unsuccessful and after the Nguyễn army put down the revolt there was an outbreak of plague in Panduranga. Three years later, a Cham aristocrat, Oknha Dat, obtained the help of General A Ban (a somewhat mysterious figure). Together they defeated a Nguyễn military force in 1695. The new Champ king, Po Saktiray Da Patih (younger brother of Po Sot), made a treaty with Nguyễn Phúc Chu. The result was the Cham rulers in Panduranga were recognised as Trấn Vương (local lords) for the next 135 years, though they had no authority over Vietnamese living in the area.

In 1714 Nguyễn Phúc Chu sent an army into Cambodia to support Keo Fa who claimed the throne against Prea Srey Thomea (see also the article on the Dark ages of Cambodia). The army of Siam also got involved in the war, the Siamese sided with the Prea Srey Thomea against the Vietnamese (this was during the time of the Ayutthaya Kings of Siam). The Vietnamese won several battles against the Siamese (including the battle of Bantea Meas) but towards the end of 1717 they were losing. The war ended with negotiations and the Nguyễn government gained Gia-Dinh (?) and Ha-Tien (?) around the Mekong river.

Nguyễn Phúc Chu persecuted Catholic missionaries and tripled the taxes on Christians in his lands.

In 1720, near the end of his reign, Nguyễn Phúc Chu, took formal control over the last lands of the Champa. Whether this was a violation of the peace treaty he signed with the Cham 25 years earlier is not known.

On June 1, 1725, Nguyễn Phúc Chu died and was succeeded by his second son Nguyễn Phúc Tru. Supposedly Chu had some 100 children.

Preceded by
Nguyễn Phúc Trăn
Ruler of South Vietnam
1691-1725
Succeeded by
Nguyễn Phúc Tru

See also

Sources

  • Encyclopedia of Asian History, Volume 3 (Nguyen Lords) 1988. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
  • Genealogy of the Royal Nguyen Family
  • The Encyclopedia of Military History by R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy. Harper & Row (New York).
  • Vietnam, Trials and Tribulations of a Nation by D. R. SarDesai, ppg 33-34, 1988 ISBN 0-941910-04-0



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