The Trịnh lords, formally titled as Viceroy of Trịnh, also known as the House of Trịnh or the Trịnh clan, were a feudal noble clan that ruled Đàng Ngoài during the Revival Lê dynasty. The Trịnh lords
Army of the Trinh lords, late 18th century
The painting of Đông Kinh (Hanoi) from the Red River in 1685 by Samuel Baron, representative of English East India Company in which depicted the residence of Trịnh lord (The King's Arsenal) labeled as number 1 (Vietnamese: Vương Phủ; chữ Hán: 王府).
Northern Vietnamese nobleman and wife from Hải Môn harbor (Đàng Ngoài) in 1595.
Two women and a child in Tonkin around the 1700s.
The Nguyễn lords, 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 members of the House
Trịnh lords
…de jure subordinates of the Lê dynasty emperors but were in actuality the de facto rulers of northern Vietnam. The Trịnh clan and their rivals, the Nguyễn clan, were called "Chúa" (主, Lord) by their subjects and controlled northern and southern Vietnam respectively, leaving the Later Lê emperors as rulers in…
The main gate of Phu Xuan citadel
The letter of Marquis of Phúc Nghĩa (Nguyễn Cảnh Đoan) on behalf of Nguyen Hoang sent to Toyotomi Hideyoshi as King of Japan in 1591.
Southern Vietnamese people live in territory of Nguyễn
Vietnamese nobleman and wife from Quảng Nam (Đàng Trong) in 1595.