Nguyễn Quang Thùy ( vi-hantu, ; died 1802) was a Vietnamese prince alive during the

Tây Sơn dynasty The Tây Sơn dynasty (; , (chữ Hán: 朝西山; Chữ Nôm: 茹西山), officially Đại Việt (Chữ Hán: 大越), was an imperial dynasty of Vietnam. It originated in a revolt led by three peasant brothers with the surname Nguyễn, r ...

Background

A son of

Nguyễn Huệ Emperor Quang Trung (; vi-hantu, 光中, 1753 – 16 September 1792) or Nguyễn Huệ ( vi-hantu, 阮惠), also known as Nguyễn Quang Bình ( vi-hantu, 阮光平), or Hồ Thơm (chữ Hán: 胡𦹳) was the second emperor of the Tây Sơn dy ...

, Thùy was also a half-brother of

Nguyễn Quang Toản Emperor Cảnh Thịnh ( vi-hantu, ), born Nguyễn Quang Toản ( vi-hantu, ; 1783–1802), was the third and last emperor of the Tây Sơn dynasty. He followed his father Quang Trung (Nguyễn Huệ ruled 1788–1792) at the age of 9, and re ...

. After Toản ascended the throne in 1792, Thùy was granted the royal title ''Khanh công'' (, "Duke of Khanh"), and tasked with mobilising troops and managing civil and military affairs in

Tonkin Tonkin, also spelled Tongkin, Tonquin or Tongking, is an exonym referring to the northern region of Vietnam. During the 17th and 18th centuries, this term referred to the domain '' Đàng Ngoài'' under Trịnh lords' control, including both the ...

. In 1795, the regent

Bùi Đắc Tuyên Bùi Đắc Tuyên (, died 1795) was a mandarin of the Tây Sơn dynasty. Early life Bùi Đắc Tuyên was born in Xuân Hòa village, Bình Phú commune, Tuy Viễn district (modern Tây Sơn District), Quy Nhơn citadel (modern thuộc huy� ...

was overthrown by Vũ Văn Dũng, Phạm Công Hưng, and Nguyễn Văn Huấn. Thùy arrested Ngô Văn Sở, a political ally of Tuyên, and transferred him to

Phú Xuân Phú Xuân (富春) was the historic capital of the Nguyễn lords, the Tây Sơn dynasty, and later became the Nguyễn dynasty's capital (renamed Huế). History In 1306, the King of Champa Chế Mân offered Vietnam two Chăm prefectures, Ô ...

.''

Việt Nam sử lược ( vi-hantu, 越南史略, , lit. "Outline History of Vietnam"), was the first history text published in the Vietnamese language and the Vietnamese alphabet. It was compiled by Vietnamese historian Trần Trọng Kim. It covered the period from ...

'', Quyển 2, Chương 12'' Đại Nam chính biên liệt truyện'', vol. 30 In May 1801, the capital Phú Xuân was captured by an army of Nguyễn lords. The young emperor Nguyễn Quang Toản fled to

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, and lived in Thùy's house. In August, a troop under Thùy marched south and stayed in Nghệ An. In November, the young emperor led 30,000 men marching south. In January 1802, Thùy attacked Lũy Thầy (a strategic wall built by Đào Duy Từ, in present-day

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), but was defeated by

Nguyễn Ánh Gia Long (Chữ Hán, Chữ hán: 嘉隆) ( (''Hanoi, North''), (''Ho Chi Minh City, South''); 8 February 1762 – 3 February 1820), born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (阮福暎) or Nguyễn Ánh (阮暎), was the founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynas ...

, and retreated to Nghệ An. In the same time, Toản was fully beaten in Linh River (modern

Gianh River The Gianh River () is a river in the Quảng Bình Province of Vietnam's North Central Coast (Bắc Trung Bộ). The river is in length. It was the border between ruling families during the partition of Vietnam following the Trịnh–Nguyễn ...

). They met in Nghệ An, and fled back to Thăng Long together.

Death

In June 1802,

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army captured Thăng Long. Nguyễn Quang Thùy fled to Xương Giang (in modern

Bắc Giang Bắc Giang () is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Bắc Ninh Province. Its name, deriving from that of the Province Sino-Vietnamese, means "north of the river." The location is very convenient for transportation: it is 50 km north ...

), and was captured by local villagers. In order to avoid being captured, he committed suicide by hanging.

References

1802 deaths Tây Sơn dynasty generals 18th-century Vietnamese people 19th-century Vietnamese people Suicides by hanging in Vietnam Year of birth unknown Posthumous executions {{Vietnam-royal-stub