Nguyen Van Tuong

Nguyen Van Tuong

Nguyễn Văn Tường (Hán tự: 阮文祥; 1824–1886) was a mandarin of the Nguyễn Dynasty in Vietnam. He is known for installing and dethroning three emperors in 1883–84: Dục Đức, Hiệp Hoà, and Kiến Phúc.

Read more about Nguyen Van Tuong:  Biography, Last Years and Death

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