Nguyễn dynasty
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The Nguyễn dynasty was the last Vietnamese dynasty, preceded by the Nguyễn lords and ruling unified Vietnam independently from 1802 until the start of the French protectorate in 1883. Its emperors wer
The cover of Tân Dân Tử's (1875–1955) 1930 book, Gia Long tẩu quốc, depicted the exile of Nguyễn Ánh.
Nguyễn Ánh (sitting, 2nd row) in audience with King Rama I in Phra Thinang Amarin Winitchai throne hall, Bangkok, 1782.
Signatures on the 1787 Treaty of Versailles
Pigneau de Behaine, the French priest who recruited armies for Nguyễn Ánh during Ánh's war against the Tây Sơn
Lê dynasty
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The Lê dynasty, also known in historiography as the Later Lê dynasty, was the longest-ruling Vietnamese dynasty, having ruled Đại Việt from 1428 to 1789 with an interregnum between 1527 and 1533. The
Quế Lâm Ngự Chế, carved texts by Emperor Lê Thái Tông commemorating a campaign against rebels in Sơn La, 1440.
Administrative division of Lê dynasty and number of armed forces stationed in each regions in 1471
Imperial seal of the Lê dynasty, 1479 version.
Mông Đồng illustration, warship of Lê dynasty