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• Emperor Quang Trung (Nguyễn Huệ): the peasant emperor

  Nguyễn Huệ rose from the Tây Sơn uprising to crush a Qing invasion at Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa in 1789, then reigned briefly as Emperor Quang Trung before his sudden death in 1792.

  history · Updated 2026-07-05
• Tây Sơn dynasty (1778–1802): peasant revolt to short-lived empire

  Three brothers from Bình Định led a peasant uprising that toppled two ruling houses and briefly unified Vietnam under Emperor Quang Trung.

  history · Updated 2026-07-05