Nguyen Dynasty Facts for Kids

The Nguyễn Dynasty was the last imperial dynasty, or family of rulers, in Vietnamese history. The Nguyễn emperors ruled from 1802 to 1945. The capital of the Nguyễn dynasty was Huế. Nearly 40 percent of all Vietnamese people have the family name Nguyễn, named after the dynasty.

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The Mạc dynasty (pink) and Lê dynasty (restored) under Nguyễn-Trịnh alliance (yellow) and kingdom of Champa (green) in 1540.
The division of Trịnh-Lê (purple) and Nguyễn (green) in 1560.
The cover of Tân Dân Tử's (1875–1955) 1930 book, Gia Long tẩu quốc, depicted the exile of Nguyễn Ánh.
Nguyễn Ánh in audience with King Rama I in Phra Thinang Amarin Winitchai, Bangkok, 1782.
Vietnam at the end of the 18th century. The Tây Sơn army, including Nguyễn Huệ, ruled the north (purple); Nguyễn Nhạc the middle (yellow), and Nguyễn Ánh the south (green).
Portrait of Minh Mang by John Crawfurd, the year 1828.
The Alliance (France-Spain) army capture of Saigon in 1859.
Vietnamese delegation to France in 1863 for peace treaty negotiation, Head of foreign minister Phan Thanh Giản (first row, middle) in 20/9/1863.
Treaty of Saigon (1862)
Vietnamese mission to Napoleon III (1863)
French victory in Thuan An, August 1883.
Nguyễn dynasty coins
Map of 1883 Indochina Peninsula, shows three Vietnamese regions and client territories (Pays des Mois and Royme de Tran-ninh) of the Vietnamese Crown.
A Đồng Khánh period text regarding the demographics of the Hưng Hóa Province referring to the ethic groups as "Hán (-Vietnamese)" (漢), "Thanh" (清), and "Thổ" (土). This indicates that during the beginning of the period of French domination the Vietnamese still maintained the "Hoa-Di distinction" while the indigenous peoples and the subjects of the Manchu Qing (Thanh) dynasty were viewed as "less civilised".
Church of Sơn Tây in 1884.
Children playing a traditional game in Quỳ Châu, Nghệ An province, 1920
A silver Tự Đức Thông Bảo (嗣德通寶) coin depicting an imperial sun symbol.
Signatures on the 1787 Treaty of Versailles
Pigneau de Behaine, the French priest who recruited armies for Nguyễn Ánh during Ánh's war against the Tây Sơn
Capture of Saigon by Charles Rigault de Genouilly on 17 February 1859, painted by Antoine Morel-Fatio.
Bombardment of Biên Hòa (16 December 1861).
French warships Siege of Tourane (Da Nang), September 1858.
Capture of Bac Ninh during the Tonkin campaign.
The capture of Ninh Bình by Aspirant Hautefeuille and his sailors
French attack on the citadel of Hải Dương.
Turcos and fusiliers-marins at Bắc Ninh, 12 March 1884
A French naval gun, deployed on a dyke, supports a marine infantry attack on the Vietnamese positions at Gia Cuc
French warships deployed off the Thuan An forts, 18 August 1883
The attack on the Thuận An forts, 20 August 1883
The capture of Sơn Tây, 16 December 1883
Capture of Nam Định, 19 July 1883.
French troops attack Nam Định fortress.
Capture of Hưng Hóa
Admiral Amédée Courbet and Harmand at Huế, August 1883
Signing of the Treaty of Huế, 25 August 1883
French propaganda painting in Hanoi, 1942
Hoàng Triều luật lệ, Civil law introduced by Gia Long.
Dai Nam Empire over Indochina in 1839.
Depiction of a Nguyen Vietnamese soldier, 1844
Candidates on the way to examination school (1897).
The Imperial examination council.
Examinator from ministry of education in Nam Định (1897).
Examinator Tran-Si-Trac (1897).
Exam supervising from the top (1897).
Graduates receive Emperor's feast for passing the exams in Nam Định (1897).
Graduates pay gratitude for the French and Vietnamese governors (1897).
Graduates pay gratitude at the Confucian temple (1897).
New graduates receive the graduation uniforms from Emperor in Nam Định (1897).
Candidates checking their names on result boards.
French Indochina governor Paul Doumer joins the honour ceremony of graduates.
Tailoring class in colonial school in ha noi
Geography class in colonial school Hanoi, 1920
Early photograph of Fortress of Danang in 1845
Nobilities left Imperal Palace
Vietnamese noble man
Group of musicians in Hue, 1919
Group of female musicians from Cochinchina to perform in the colonial exposition in Marseille, 1922
Huế city drawing in 1875
1884 drawing of a marriage ceremony in Tonkin
Nguyễn-dynasty elephant parade in Huế
Tet new year holiday in temple Vietnam
An Imperial seal made during the Minh Mạng period.
Dragon motifs are found everywhere in imperial buildings.

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