Tay Son uprising (1771-1802) in Vietnam: mandated by heaven?

This article attempts to explore the extent to which the concept of ‘mandate from heaven’ was exploited by the Tay Son brothers to justify their uprising against the Nguyen family in southern Vietnam and the Trinh in the north. The Nguyen and Trinh families each claimed to be the trustee of the Le d...

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Main Author: Ku, Boon Dar
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
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spelling ukm-130272019-05-26T21:48:16Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13027/ Tay Son uprising (1771-1802) in Vietnam: mandated by heaven? Ku, Boon Dar This article attempts to explore the extent to which the concept of ‘mandate from heaven’ was exploited by the Tay Son brothers to justify their uprising against the Nguyen family in southern Vietnam and the Trinh in the north. The Nguyen and Trinh families each claimed to be the trustee of the Le dynasty of Vietnam. This study traces the background of the Tay Son brothers who triggered the rebellion and explains the legitimacy of their uprising. It is significant to delve into this event as the Tay Son Uprising was the only one in Vietnamese history which brought down a legitimate dynasty, recognised by China. In addition to using secondary sources written by scholars from China, Vietnam and the West, primary sources on genealogy, the royal edicts from the Institute of Sino-Nom Studies and the writings of the Western travellers who had the opportunity to explore Vietnam in the 19th century were consulted. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13027/1/19126-54258-1-SM.pdf Ku, Boon Dar (2017) Tay Son uprising (1771-1802) in Vietnam: mandated by heaven? Jebat: Malaysian Journal of History, Politics and Strategic Studies, 44 (1). pp. 1-23. ISSN 2180-0251 http://ejournal.ukm.my/jebat/issue/view/971
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description This article attempts to explore the extent to which the concept of ‘mandate from heaven’ was exploited by the Tay Son brothers to justify their uprising against the Nguyen family in southern Vietnam and the Trinh in the north. The Nguyen and Trinh families each claimed to be the trustee of the Le dynasty of Vietnam. This study traces the background of the Tay Son brothers who triggered the rebellion and explains the legitimacy of their uprising. It is significant to delve into this event as the Tay Son Uprising was the only one in Vietnamese history which brought down a legitimate dynasty, recognised by China. In addition to using secondary sources written by scholars from China, Vietnam and the West, primary sources on genealogy, the royal edicts from the Institute of Sino-Nom Studies and the writings of the Western travellers who had the opportunity to explore Vietnam in the 19th century were consulted.
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Tay Son uprising (1771-1802) in Vietnam: mandated by heaven?
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title Tay Son uprising (1771-1802) in Vietnam: mandated by heaven?
title_short Tay Son uprising (1771-1802) in Vietnam: mandated by heaven?
title_full Tay Son uprising (1771-1802) in Vietnam: mandated by heaven?
title_fullStr Tay Son uprising (1771-1802) in Vietnam: mandated by heaven?
title_full_unstemmed Tay Son uprising (1771-1802) in Vietnam: mandated by heaven?
title_sort tay son uprising (1771-1802) in vietnam: mandated by heaven?
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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