32 Facts About Quang Trung

Quang Trung was one of the most successful military commanders in Vietnam's history.

Quang Trung's successors were unable to implement the plans he had made for ruling Vietnam, leaving the empire weak and vulnerable.

Quang Trung's ancestors' surname was Ho, but Hue's great-grandfather Ho Phi Long, who was a servant of the Dinh family of Bang Chan hamlet, Tuy Vien district, Quy Nhon province, married a woman from the Dinh family and had a son named Ho Phi Tien, Hue's grandfather.

Quang Trung's father had eight children; later, three of them took part in the Tay Son Rebellion.

Quang Trung was first man to discover the talents of the Tay Son brothers and to advise them to do great deeds.

Quang Trung was aided by his brothers Nguyen Hue and Nguyen Lu.

Quang Trung did not prepare for either defending or attacking.

Quang Trung married Le Ngoc Han, a daughter of the Le Emperor.

Quang Trung hid in Bao Loc Mountain; in there, he had a plan to fight against Tay Son.

Quang Trung recruited volunteers in Nghe An Province, now the number of his soldiers reached 100,000.

Once in power, Emperor Quang Trung first began instituting massive and unprecedented national reforms in Vietnam.

Quang Trung crowned Le Ngoc Han empress, and granted her the noble title Bac Cung hoang hau ; Nguyen Quang Toan was designated as Crown Prince.

Quang Trung ordered Tran Quang Dieu to build a new citadel at the foot of Ky Lan Hill.

Quang Trung organized the army into five major wings: tien-quan, hau-quan, trung-quan, ta-quan, huu-quan.

Quang Trung introduced the identity card system to govern the large population.

Quang Trung replaced the traditional Chinese script with the Vietnamese Chu Nom as the official written language of the country.

An army under Tran Quang Trung Dieu conquered Muang Phuan and executed their chiefs.

Horses, elephants and war drums were brought to Vietnam as booty of war, then handed over to Qing China as tribute, Quang Trung did it to show power to China.

Quang Trung requested for exemption from customs duties, and established a ya hang in Nanning, they were both agreed by the Qianlong Emperor.

Quang Trung wrote a letter to Fuk'anggan, required him to return this territory.

Quang Trung was resentful, from then on, he began to train his soldiers and build many large warships, planning to invade Liangguang.

Quang Trung said to his ministers that if given more time to train soldiers, he was not afraid to conflict with China.

Quang Trung provided refuge to anti-Manchu organizations such as the Tiandihui and the White Lotus.

The attack on China never materialized by the time that Quang Trung died in 1792.

Quang Trung attempted to seek a Chinese princess in marriage, and demanded that Liangguang should be ceded to Vietnam as dowry.

Quang Trung knew the Qianlong Emperor would not accept his unreasonable demand; he just wanted an excuse of war.

Quang Trung called Tran Quang Dieu back to Phu Xuan.

On his deathbed, Quang Trung was worried about the future of Tay Son dynasty.

Quang Trung described the Crown Prince Nguyen Quang Toan as "a clever boy but too young", described Nguyen Nhac as "an old man who is resigned to the present state of affairs".

Quang Trung was buried on the southern bank of Perfume River.

However, Nguyen Quang Trung Toan did not continue his father's policies.

Nguyen Quang Trung Thuy committed suicide; the others were executed by having their bodies dismembered by having five elephants pull the limbs and head.