Phan Văn Hớn (c. 1830–1886) also called Phan Công Hớn was a
Vietnamese
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** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...
farmer who led a revolt against the French in
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025.
The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
in 1885. The rural revolt occurred in the Mười tám Thôn vườn trầu ("Eighteen Betel Nut Gardens"
:vi:18 thôn vườn trầu) of
Hóc Môn District's Bà Điểm commune.
[Erik Harms Saigon's Edge: On the Margins of Ho Chi Minh City 2011 – Page 29 "In history books, Hóc Môn's Bà Điểm commune is famous for the failed anti-French uprising led by Phan Văn Hớn and Nguyễn Văn Quá in February 1885. The name of the uprising, Uprising of the Eighteen Areca Garden Villages, indicates that this was a rural zone known mostly for its production of areca nuts and betel leaf and,"]
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1830s births
1886 deaths
Vietnamese activists