Fearing his brother-in-law Trịnh Kiểm, Nguyễn Kim's son Nguyễn Hoàng asked to govern Thuận Hóa; he sailed in through Cửa Việt with kinsmen and followers from Thanh Hóa and Nghệ An and set up camp at Ái Tử, founding the domain of the Nguyễn lords.
Founding
Nguyễn Hoàng goes south to Thuận Hóa
- 1558
- Southeast Asia