Gia Long made Marshal Lê Văn Duyệt governor-general of Gia Định, with authority over the south and over Cambodia. Recalled in 1815, he returned in 1820 under Minh Mạng and ruled the south, its trade and land clearing, until his death in 1832.
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Lê Văn Duyệt appointed governor-general of Gia Định
- 1812
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