After Lê Văn Duyệt died on 30 July 1832, Minh Mạng abolished the post of governor-general and divided the south into six provinces under Huế: Phiên An, Biên Hòa, Định Tường, Vĩnh Long, An Giang and Hà Tiên, the Nam Kỳ lục tỉnh.
Political
Gia Định Thành abolished: the six provinces of Nam Kỳ
- 1832
- Southeast Asia
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