Nguyễn Văn Bảo (阮文寶, 1776–1798) or Nguyễn Bảo (阮寶), was a prince of
Tây Sơn dynasty,
Vietnam.
Bảo was the eldest son of
Nguyễn Nhạc. His mother was
Trần Thị Huệ. After Nguyễn Nhạc ascended the throne, he was designated as
Crown Prince.
In 1793,
Quy Nhơn
Quy Nhon ( vi, Quy Nhơn ) is a coastal city in Bình Định province in central Vietnam. It is composed of 16 wards and five communes with a total of . Quy Nhon is the capital of Bình Định province. As of 2019 its population was 457,400. His ...
was attacked by
Nguyễn lord. When Nguyễn navy reached
Thị Nại Port, Bảo was ordered to fight against them. Tây Sơn navy suffered from a double-pronged attack, Bảo was defeated by
Tôn Thất Hội
Tôn (孙) (Anglicised as Ton) is a Vietnamese surname. It is transliterated as Sun in Chinese and Son in Korean.
Notable people
*Tôn Đức Thắng (1888–1980), first President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
*Tôn Hiếu Anh (), Vietnam ...
,
Võ Tính,
Nguyễn Huỳnh Đức
Nguyễn Huỳnh Đức ( 阮 黃 德; 1748–1819) was a general and official of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam.
He served as a general of Nguyễn Ánh
Gia Long ( (''North''), ('' South''); 8 February 1762 – 3 February 1820), born Nguy ...
and
Nguyễn Văn Thành, and fled back to Quy Nhơn. Nguyễn Nhạc had to ask for
Nguyễn Quang Toản's help.
Phạm Công Hưng led troops to reinforce Quy Nhơn together with
Ngô Văn Sở,
Nguyễn Văn Huấn and
Lê Trung. A navy led by
Đặng Văn Chân was also sent there in the same time. Nguyễn army had to retreat. Hưng marched into the city, claiming that the emperor of
Phú Xuân had taken over it. Nhạc was angry, and died soon after suffering from vomiting blood.
['' Việt Nam sử lược'', Quyển 2, Tự chủ thời đại, Chương 12]['' Đại Nam chính biên liệt truyện'', vol. 30]
Bảo was stripped of his position as Crown Prince, and granted the title ''Hiếu công'' (孝公, "Duke of filial piety") by his cousin Nguyễn Quang Toản. He received Phù Ly (modern
Phù Mỹ and
Phù Cát) as his fief, and was called ''tiểu triều'' (小朝, "small court") by Tây Sơn dynasty. Bùi Đắc Trụ, an officer of Toản, was left in Quy Nhơn to watch him. Bùi Đắc Trụ was replaced by Nguyễn Văn Huấn, then by Lê Trung. Bảo was resentful, he colluded with
Nguyễn Ánh, and planned to revolt against Tây Sơn dynasty. In 1798, he revolted against Tây Sơn dynasty in Lê Trung's absence, and surrendered to Nguyễn lord. Getting the information, an army under Nguyễn Văn Thành was sent to assist him. Before the army reach, Quy Nhơn was recaptured by Tây Sơn dynasty again. Bảo was captured and transferred to
Phú Xuân. There, he was executed.
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References
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1776 births
1798 deaths
Tây Sơn dynasty generals
People executed by Vietnam
Executed Vietnamese people