Lâm Sâm, a former Cambodian official dressed as a holy man, rallied the Khmer of Lạc Hóa with monks against Minh Mạng's assimilation policy. His thousands sacked the prefecture, killed the provincial treasurer Trần Tuyên and held Trà Vinh for four months before being broken in the 10th month.
Rebellion
Lâm Sâm's revolt
- 1841 – 1842
- Southeast Asia
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