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Lê Văn Duyệt

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Lê Văn Duyệt was a Vietnamese general who helped Nguyễn Ánh—the future Emperor Gia Long—put down the Tây Sơn wars, unify Vietnam and establish the Nguyễn dynasty. After the Nguyễn came to power in 1802, Duyệt became a high-ranking mandarin, serving under the first two Nguyễn emperors Gia Long and Minh Mạng.

Bronze statue of Lê Văn Duyệt in his tomb

Vĩnh Tế Canal (10°34′12″N 104°55′34″E / 10.570°N 104.926°E / 10.570; 104.926), an important canal in southern Vietnam which was completed in 1823 under Lê Văn Duyệt's supervision.

Grave of Lê Văn Duyệt and his wife.

Gia Long

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Gia Long, born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (阮福暎) or Nguyễn Ánh, was the founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last dynasty of Vietnam. His dynasty would rule the unified territories that constitute modern-day Vietnam until 1945.

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Pigneau de Behaine, the French priest who recruited armies for Nguyễn Ánh during the war against the Tây Sơn.

Portrait of Prince Cảnh, the eldest son of Gia Long, 1787

A painting of Nguyễn Ánh in audience with King Rama I in Phra Thinang Amarin Winitchai, Bangkok, 1782. Note Phra Thinang Amarin Winitchai did not exist in 1782, it was built in the 19th century