Trương Phúc Loan ( vi-hantu, 張福巒, ?–1776) was a mandarin who served under the reign of two

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 ...

Nguyễn Phúc Khoát Nguyễn Phúc Khoát (26 September 1714 – 7 July 1765) was one of the Nguyễn lords who ruled over the southern portion of Vietnam from the 16th-18th centuries. Also known as Chúa Võ (主武) or Võ vương (武王) (roughly ''Martial King'' ...

and

Nguyễn Phúc Thuần Nguyễn Phúc Thuần (31 December 1754 – 18 October 1777) was one of the Nguyễn lords who ruled over the southern portion of Vietnam from the 16th-18th centuries. The collapse of the Nguyễn lords intensified during Thuần's reign, many u ...

. In 1765, Nguyễn Phúc Khoát died, and appointed his second son

Nguyễn Phúc Luân Nguyễn Phúc Luân or Nguyễn Phúc Côn (wikt:阮, 阮wikt:福, 福wikt:㫻, 㫻, 24 October 1733– 30 January 1765) was a son of Nguyễn Lords, lord Nguyễn Phúc Khoát and father of Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (future emperor Gia Long of Viet ...

as successor. But Loan changed the lord's will and throned Nguyễn Phúc Thuần the new lord.''

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 8 Then, Luân was imprisoned and murdered. Trương Phúc Loan served as regent during Nguyễn Phúc Thuần's reign. He was so unpopular that people compared him with

Qin Hui Qin Hui or Qin Kuai (January 17, 1091 – November 18, 1155) was a Chinese politician. He was a Chancellor of China, Chancellor of the Song dynasty in Chinese history. He was a contemporary of Yue Fei during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Son ...

(秦檜), a chancellor of the

Song China The Song dynasty ( ) was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending ...

, so he got the nickname "Trương Tần Cối" (張秦檜). In order to remove Trương Phúc Loan, Tây Sơn brothers rebelled in 1771, and they said they would enthrone

Nguyễn Phúc Dương Nguyễn Phúc Dương (died 18 September 1777) was one of the Nguyễn lords who ruled over the southern portion of Vietnam from the 16th-18th centuries. Duong was the first son Nguyễn Phúc Hiệu, who is the son of lord Nguyễn Phúc Khoá ...

, the eldest grandson of Khoát.'' Đại Nam chính biên liệt truyện'', vol. 30 Southern Vietnam felt into chaos. Hearing the news,

Trịnh Sâm Trịnh Sâm (, 9 February 1739 – 13 September 1782) ruled northern Vietnam from 1767 to 1782 AD. He ruled with the title "Tĩnh Đô Vương" () and was one of the last of the powerful Trịnh lords. Trịnh Sâm defeated the ancient enemy of t ...

, the lord of northern Vietnam, sent

Hoàng Ngũ Phúc Hoàng Ngũ Phúc ( vi-hantu, 黃五福, 1713–1776) was a general and eunuch during the Revival Lê dynasty in Vietnam. Phúc took part in putting down rebellions of Nguyễn Hữu Cầu, Hoàng Công Chất, Nguyễn Danh Phương, and L ...

marched south in 1774, using the excuse that they would help Nguyễn lord to arrest the treacherous minister Trương Phúc Loan. When Trịnh army reached

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 ...

, Loan was arrested by Nguyễn officials and presented to Trịnh army. He was taken to Thang Long, and died on the halfway.

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1776 deaths Mandarins of the Nguyễn lords 18th-century regents People from Thanh Hóa province {{Vietnam-royal-stub