Drafted by the governor of the North, Nguyễn Văn Thành, the dynasty's law code of 22 books and 398 articles was promulgated; it copied the Qing code almost word for word and was harsher than the Hồng Đức code.
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Gia Long Code (Hoàng Việt luật lệ)
- 1813
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