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Vietnam in late 18th century (orthographic projection)
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Conflict East Asia

Tay Son Rebellion

1771 CE – 1802 CE · 31 years

Three brothers from Tay Son overthrew both ruling Vietnamese dynasties and repelled a massive Qing Chinese invasion, briefly unifying Vietnam before falling to the Nguyen dynasty.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Tay Son brothers
  • Nguyen lords, Trinh lords, Qing China, Siam

Key moments

Defining events in the Tay Son Rebellion.

  1. 1785 Battle of Rach Gam-Xoai Mut
  2. 1789 Battle of Dong Da

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Events the timeline places between 1771 CE and 1802 CE.

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