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VIET-MONARCHY
A website focused on the unique history, traditions and culture of the Vietnamese monarchy, particularly under the Nguyen Dynasty |
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Update on Fake Monarchy Group |
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In Memory of H.I.H. Crown Prince Bao Long |
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!!!PLEASE NOTE!!! |
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Vietnam, as any proud Vietnamese native can tell you, has a much longer and more glorious history than the three decades of war in the 20th Century which acquainted most people in the world with Southeast Asia. The Vietnamese have a history, stretching back for thousands of years, as an advanced, prosperous and highly civilized king-dom. Theirs was a nation of brave, innovative warriors, women generals, great scholars and revered poet kings. |
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Viet Martyrs Temple
Imperial Government
The Church in Vietnam
Prayers for Vietnam
Tributes to Heroes
Revolutionary Heroes
Nguyen Notables
Emperor Dong Khanh
Famous Emperors Past |
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Materials Stolen |
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The Road to Unity
Road to Consolidation and Colonialism
Road to French Rule
The Year of 3 Kings
The Revolutionary Road
Resistance and Cooperation in the French Empire
Twilight of the Nguyen
Vietnam in WW2
The Bao Dai Solution
Viet Nam De Quoc
First Indochina War
Why the Reds Won
The Qing & Vietnam
The Ly Dynasty
The Viet Martyrs
The Dragon Lady
The Last Kings
The Dynasties and Emperors of Vietnam
Where They are Now
Women in Vietnam
Trang An Bao E-News
Portraits of the Major Nguyen Emperors
Catholics in Vietnam
Nguyen Nationalists
Notable Vietnamese
The Possible Return of Emperor Duy Tan
Khmer King Sihanouk |
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According to tradition, the nation of Vietnam was founded by the Hung kings, thousands of years ago, the children of a dragon and a fairy, the parents of all successive generations of Vietnamese. This gave the Viet people their proud title of "the children of the dragon". It was always an agrarian kingdom, but one always in conflict with conquerors. |
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Today's Special Selection |
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The Vietnamese spent centuries fighting off Chinese invasions and even threw back the "unbeatable" Mongols of Kublai Kahn. Under the leadership of their 15 major dynasties, the Viets marched south in a conquest that was so rapid and successful, the people became divided, with the Trinh in the north and the Nguyen in the south. After the death of the last Emperor of the Le dynasty, and the period of rule by the Tay Son, Vietnam was united as we know it today by the |
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The Last Emperor
The Rebel Emperor
Nguyen Who Resisted
A Catholic President
How Vietnam was Lost
Literary Sources
The First President
The Catholic Empress
Christ the King Page
The Auger of Peace
Emp. Le Thanh Tong
Saint Joseph Page
Christ in Old Vietnam
The Colonial Nguyen
Emperor Thanh Thai
Why Vietnam?
Viet Royal Culture
Empress Nam Phuong
Neo Viet Colonialism
Assorted Links
Heaven & Earth |
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last of their imperial houses, the Nguyen-Phuc.
The Nguyen Dynasty established "Nam Viet", later Viet Nam, in 1802 under the first Emperor Gia Long, who took his name from the ancient name of Ha Noi, Thanh Long, and the ancient name for Saigon, Gia Dinh, to show |
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The Confucian Monarchies of the Far East |
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that the country was firmly united from north to south. His successors further established the "Great South" as a major power, but their rule was cut short by the arrival of French colonialism.
The Nguyen continued their nominal rule until 1945 when Communist revolutionaries brought an end to the ancient Vietnamese monarchy and set the stage for one of the most tragic and violent periods in modern history. |
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This website is written by Joseph A. Crisp II and dedicated to Our Lady of Lavang. May our Holy Mother intercede for the people of Vietnam, be with them always and bring them peace.
(The music playing is Dang Dan Cung, the imperial anthem of the Nguyen Dynasty.) |
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