Early in 1778 the Nguyễn generals raised the 17-year-old Nguyễn Phúc Ánh, the last free member of the ruling family, to generalissimo and regent at Saigon, reviving the Nguyễn cause.
Political
Nguyễn Phúc Ánh made generalissimo and regent
- 1778
- Southeast Asia
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