Nguyễn Cửu Đàm (阮久潭, ? – 1777) was a

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Nguyễn lords The Nguyễn lords (, 主阮; 1558–1777, 1780–1802), also known as the Nguyễn clan (; ), were Nguyễn dynasty's forerunner and a feudal noble clan ruling southern Đại Việt in the Revival Lê dynasty. The Nguyễn lords were membe ...

. He built the

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in 1772 to protect the newly acquired southern territories against the Siamese army. Nguyễn also built the Kênh Ruột Ngựa ( Sino-Vietnamese: Mã Trường Giang) "Horse Entrails

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."Seminar on Vietnamese Studies - Volume 1 - Page 183 1997 - "In the fall of 1772, the Nguyen general Nguyen Cuu Dam ordered that a canal be dug from the Cat River northward (what is now Cho Lon). This canal was named Horse Entrails uot Nguabecause of its shape.14 During this period a number ...

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1777 deaths Generals of the Nguyễn lords Year of birth unknown {{Vietnam-mil-bio-stub