Tag: vietnamese-history

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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
• Nam Cao and the realist novel in Vietnamese literature

  Nam Cao (1917-1951) is Vietnam's most studied realist writer, best known for the novella Chí Phèo. A profile of his life, major works, and his death during the war against France.

  culture · Updated 2026-07-05