Commissioned by Lê Chiêu Thống, Nguyễn Hữu Chỉnh raised more than 10,000 men and routed the Trịnh generals; Trịnh Bồng fled and Chỉnh ruled at court as the new strongman.
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Nguyễn Hữu Chỉnh takes Thăng Long; end of the Trịnh lords
- 1787
- Southeast Asia
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