Minh Mạng
Minh Mạng (Hanoi: [mïŋ˧ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]) or Minh Mệnh (Hanoi: [mïŋ˧ məjŋ̟˧˨ʔ], chữ Hán: 明 命, lit. "the bright favour of Heaven"; 25 May 1791 – 20 January 1841; born Nguyễn Phúc Đảm, also known as Nguyễn Phúc Kiểu) was the second emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until his death, on 20 January 1841. He was the fourth son of Emperor Gia Long, whose eldest son, Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh, had died in 1801. He was well known for his opposition to French involvement in Vietnam, completing the final Vietnamese conquest of Champa, temporary annexation of Cambodia, and his rigid Confucian orthodoxy.
| Emperor Minh Mạng 明命帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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Portrait drawing of Minh Mạng by John Crawfurd, 1822. | |||||||||||||||||
| Emperor of Việt Nam | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 14 February 1820 – 15 February 1839 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Gia Long | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Việt Nam renamed to Đại Nam | ||||||||||||||||
| Emperor of Đại Nam | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 15 February 1839 – 20 January 1841 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Việt Nam renamed to Đại Nam | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Thiệu Trị | ||||||||||||||||
| Emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 14 February 1820 – 20 January 1841 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Gia Long | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Thiệu Trị | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1791 Gia Định, Việt Nam | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 January 1841 (aged 49) Imperial City, Huế | ||||||||||||||||
| Burial | 20 August 1841 - Hiếu Lăng, Imperial City, Huế | ||||||||||||||||
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| House | Nguyễn Phúc | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Gia Long | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Empress Thuận Thiên | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Confucianism | ||||||||||||||||
| Signature | |||||||||||||||||
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