Lê Duy Phường (黎維祊, 1709–1735) was the twelfth and fifth-last emperor of the

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

ese

Lê dynasty The Lê dynasty, also known as Later Lê dynasty ( vi, Hậu Lê triều, chữ Hán: 後黎朝 or vi, nhà Hậu Lê, link=no, chữ Nôm: 茹後黎), was the longest-ruling Vietnamese dynasty, ruling Đại Việt from 1428 to 1789. The Lê ...

. He was imprisoned shortly after his reign began and reigned under arrest from 1729 to 1732 until he was murdered by

Trịnh Giang Trịnh Giang ( vi-hantu, 鄭杠; 14 October 1711 – 30 December 1762) ruled northern Vietnam (Tonkin) from 1729 to 1740. His title as ruling lord (''chua'') was ''Uy Nam Vương''. He was one of the Trịnh Lords who ruled Vietnam. He was a bad r ...

, and was succeeded by his older brother,

Lê Thuần Tông Lê Thuần Tông (chữ Hán: 黎純宗, 16 March 1699 – 5 June 1735) birth name Lê Duy Tường (黎維祥, 黎維祜) was the thirteenth and fourth-last emperor of the Vietnamese Lê dynasty under the domination of the Trịnh lords. He reig ...

.Thê ́Anh Nguyêñ, Alain Forest ''Notes sur la culture et la religion en péninsule indochinoise'' 1995 Page 141 "Depuis le règne de Trinh Giang (1729–1740), le pouvoir était déstabilisé au fil des dépositions et des désignations arbitraires de successeurs. Trinh Giang avait déposé puis fait assassiner l'empereur Lê Duy Phuong, qu'il avait remplace par ."

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