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Nguyễn Huệ

1752 - 1792

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Emperor Quang Trung (Vietnamese: [kwāːŋ ʈūŋm]; chữ Hán: 光中, 1753 – 16 September 1792) or Nguyễn Huệ (chữ Hán: 阮惠), also known as Nguyễn Quang Bình (chữ Hán: 阮光平), or Hồ Thơm (chữ Hán: 胡𦹳) was the second emperor of the Tây Sơn dynasty, reigning from 1788 until 1792. He was also one of the most successful military commanders in Vietnam's history. Nguyễn Huệ and his brothers, Nguyễn Nhạc and Nguyễn Lữ, together known as the Tây Sơn brothers, were the leaders of the Tây Sơn rebellion. As rebels, they conquered Vietnam, overthrowing the imperial Later Lê dynasty and the two rival feudal houses of the Nguyễn in the south and the Trịnh in the north. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nguyễn Huệ is the 7,934th most popular politician (down from 5,903rd in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 34th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nguyễn Huệ ranks 7,934 out of 19,576. Before him are Walter VI, Count of Brienne, Ottone Visconti, Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Hor, Richilde of Provence, and Han Zheng. After him are Sidney Reilly, Bertrand Barère, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Karl Gützlaff, Barsbay, and Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1752, Nguyễn Huệ ranks 16. Before him are Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Thomas Chatterton, Jacques Roux, Infante Gabriel of Spain, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria, and Adolph Freiherr Knigge. After him are John Nash, Sébastien Érard, Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Anton Walter, and Betsy Ross. Among people deceased in 1792, Nguyễn Huệ ranks 20. Before him are Tiradentes, Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz, Joseph Martin Kraus, Denis Fonvizin, Robert Adam, and Jacques Cazotte. After him are Johann Andreas Stein, Legall de Kermeur, Maximilian Hell, Antonio Rosetti, Antoine Louis, and John Smeaton.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Huệ ranks 37 out of 136. Before him are Lê Lợi (1384), Khải Định (1885), Minh Mạng (1791), Phạm Văn Đồng (1906), Trường Chinh (1907), and Lady Triệu (225). After him are Nguyễn Khánh (1927), Peter Nguyen Van Hung (1958), Nguyễn Minh Triết (1942), Phạm Minh Chính (1958), Marie-France Pisier (1944), and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Huệ ranks 25. Before him are Son Sen (1930), Lê Lợi (1384), Khải Định (1885), Minh Mạng (1791), Phạm Văn Đồng (1906), and Trường Chinh (1907). After him are Nguyễn Khánh (1927), Nguyễn Minh Triết (1942), Phạm Minh Chính (1958), Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (1930), Tự Đức (1829), and Trương Tấn Sang (1949).

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