Nguyễn Phúc Trú, or Nguyễn Phúc Chú, (1696–1738; r. 1725–1738) was one of the
Nguyễn lords who ruled over
Đàng Trong
Đàng Trong ( vi-hantu, , lit. "Inner Circuit"), also known as Nam Hà (, "South of the River"), was the South region of Vietnam, under the rule of the Nguyễn lords, later enlarged by the Nam tiến, Vietnamese southward expansion. The word '' ...
(southern Vietnam) in the 16th–18th centuries. Also known as Ninh Vuong, he expanded his family's territory by seizing the
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
n provinces of
Vinh-long and
My-tho in 1731.
References
*Coedes, G. (1962). ''The Making of South-east Asia''. London: Cox & Wyman Ltd. p213.
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1696 births
1738 deaths
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