Phạm Công Hưng (范公興, ?–1795) or Phạm Văn Hưng (范文興), was a general of

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 ...

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

. Phạm Công Hưng was a brother of Phạm Văn Tham and

Phạm Ngạn Phạm Ngạn (范彥, ?–?) was a general of Tây Sơn dynasty, Vietnam. Phạm Ngạn was a brother of Phạm Văn Tham and Phạm Công Hưng. He also had a sister Phạm Thị Liên, whom was Nguyễn Huệ's wife. He was promoted to '' ...

. He also had a sister

Phạm Thị Liên Phạm Thị Liên (范氏蓮, 1758–1791) was an empress consort of Tây Sơn dynasty, Vietnam. Born in Quy Nhơn, Bình Định Province. According to ''Đại Nam chính biên liệt truyện'', she was maternal half-sister of Bùi Đắ ...

, whom was

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 ...

's wife. During the civil war between

Nguyễn Nhạc Nguyễn Nhạc ( vi-hantu, 阮岳, born 1743, died 1793) was the founder of the Tây Sơn dynasty, reigning from 1778 to 1788. From 1778 to 1788, Nguyễn Nhạc proclaimed himself Emperor Thái Đức ( vi-hantu, 泰德). In 1788 after his ...

and Nguyễn Huệ, he joined Huệ's side. He was trusted by Huệ, and was promoted to ''Thái úy'' ("Grand Commandant"). Nguyễn Huệ died in 1792,

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 ...

ascended the throne. In the next year,

Quy Nhơn Quy Nhon ( ) is a coastal city in Bình Định province in central Vietnam. It is composed of 16 wards and five communes with a total of . Quy Nhon was the capital of the former Bình Định province. As of 2022 its population was 481.110. H ...

was attacked by

Nguyễn lord Nguyễn (阮) (sometimes abbreviated as Ng̃) is the most common surname of the Vietnamese people. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as ''Nguyen''. By some estimates 30 to 39 percent of Vietnamese peopl ...

. Nguyễn Nhạc was defeated, and asked for Toản's help. Hưng led troops to reinforce Quy Nhơn together with Ngô Văn Sở, Nguyễn Văn Huấn and Lê Trung. A navy led by Đặng Văn Chân was also sent there in the same time. Nguyễn army had to retreat. Hưng marched into the city, claiming that the emperor of Phú Xuân had taken over it. Nhạc was angry, and died soon after suffering from vomiting blood. Nhạc's eldest son, Nguyễn Văn Bảo was granted the title ''Hiếu công'' ("Duke of filial piety") by Toản.''

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, Tự chủ thời đại, Chương 12 Hưng came back 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 ...

, left Bùi Đắc Trụ to watch Bảo.'' Đại Nam chính biên liệt truyện'', vol. 30 Phạm Công Hưng took part in the ''coup d'état'' against 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� ...

in 1795 together with Vũ Văn Dũng and Nguyễn Văn Huấn. They executed Tuyên, his son Bùi Đắc Trụ, and his political ally Ngô Văn Sở. The younger emperor could do nothing but weep. Getting the information, Trần Quang Diệu led his army retreated from Diên Khánh, and stayed at An Cựu. An army under Vũ Văn Dũng and Nguyễn Văn Danh also marched there to defense. The crisis was settled by mediation of Phạm Công Hưng; Diệu was persuaded to reconcile with Dũng, and came back to Phú Xuân. Hưng died in the same year. He had two sons: Phạm Văn Định and Phạm Văn Trị.

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