The Treaty of Saigon (, , referring to the year of "Yang Water Dog" in the
sexagenary cycle
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) was signed on 5 June 1862 between representatives of the
French Empire and the last precolonial emperor of the
House of Nguyen, Emperor
Tự Đức
Tự Đức (, vi-hantu, 嗣 德, lit. "inheritance of virtues", 22 September 1829 – 19 July 1883) (personal name: Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Nhậm , also Nguyễn Phúc Thì) was the fourth emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam; he ruled ...
. Based on the terms of the accord, Tự Đức ceded
Saigon, the island of
Poulo Condor and three southern provinces of what was to become known as
Cochinchina
Cochinchina or Cochin-China (, ; vi, Đàng Trong (17th century - 18th century, Việt Nam (1802-1831), Đại Nam (1831-1862), Nam Kỳ (1862-1945); km, កូសាំងស៊ីន, Kosăngsin; french: Cochinchine; ) is a historical exony ...
(
Bien Hoa
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,
Gia Dinh
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, and
Dinh Tuong) to the French. The treaty was confirmed by the
Treaty of Hué signed on 14 April 1863.
See also
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Western imperialism in Asia
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References
Saigon, Treaty of, Encyclopædia Britannica 2006, Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 30 March 2006*
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