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Gia Long

1762 - 1820

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Gia Long (Chữ hán: 嘉隆) (Vietnamese: [zaː lawŋ] (North), [jaː lawŋ] (South); 8 February 1762 – 3 February 1820), born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (阮福暎) or Nguyễn Ánh (阮暎), was the founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last dynasty of Vietnam, which would rule the unified territories that constitute modern-day Vietnam until 1945. A nephew of the last Nguyễn lord who ruled over south Vietnam, Nguyễn Ánh was forced into hiding in 1777 as a 15-year-old when his family was slain in the Tây Sơn revolt. After several changes of fortune in which his loyalists regained and again lost Saigon, he befriended the French Catholic Bishop Pierre Pigneau de Behaine. Pigneau championed Nguyễn Ánh's cause to regain the throne to the French government and managed to recruit volunteers however, that soon encountered difficulties. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gia Long is the 5,725th most popular politician (down from 3,350th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 17th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

Gia Long is most famous for being the first emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gia Long ranks 5,725 out of 19,576. Before him are Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, Haakon Ericsson, Rama II of Siam, Aymon, Count of Savoy, and Charlotte Bonaparte. After him are Pietro II Orseolo, Lester B. Pearson, Eleanor of Alburquerque, Imi Lichtenfeld, Boyko Borisov, and Otto V, Duke of Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1762, Gia Long ranks 11. Before him are Pierre André Latreille, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Theroigne de Mericourt, and Jacques Balmat. After him are Spencer Perceval, María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba, Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, James Hoban, Anton Bernolák, and Jean-Étienne Championnet. Among people deceased in 1820, Gia Long ranks 15. Before him are François Joseph Lefebvre, Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, Manuel Belgrano, Joseph Banks, Henri Christophe, and Anders Sparrman. After him are Jean-Lambert Tallien, William Wyatt Bibb, Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, Clement Mary Hofbauer, Levi Lincoln Sr., and Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Gia Long ranks 20 out of 136. Before him are Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1944), Jonathan Ke Quan (1971), Lê Duẩn (1907), Dương Văn Minh (1916), Ngô Đình Thục (1897), and Hanoi Hannah (1931). After him are Tôn Đức Thắng (1888), Riccardo Cocciante (1946), Madame Nhu (1924), Nguyễn Ngọc Loan (1930), Tsui Hark (1950), and Trần Đức Lương (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Gia Long ranks 12. Before him are Kaysone Phomvihane (1920), Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923), Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1944), Lê Duẩn (1907), Dương Văn Minh (1916), and Hanoi Hannah (1931). After him are Tôn Đức Thắng (1888), Madame Nhu (1924), Trần Đức Lương (1936), Trần Hưng Đạo (1228), Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1910), and Ngô Đình Nhu (1910).

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