Territorial change of Nguyễn dynasty

“Nguyễn dynasty” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1791 to 1884. Its territory was largest in AD 1834 – 1858, at ≈ 301 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1791 – 1793≈ 8,428 km²
AD 1794 – 1795≈ 18 thousand km²
AD 1796 – 1798≈ 34 thousand km²
AD 1799 – 1799≈ 36 thousand km²
AD 1800 – 1802≈ 34 thousand km²
AD 1803 – 1833≈ 297 thousand km²
AD 1834 – 1858≈ 301 thousand km²
AD 1859 – 1867≈ 234 thousand km²
AD 1868 – 1869≈ 235 thousand km²
AD 1870 – 1879≈ 234 thousand km²
AD 1880 – 1884≈ 234 thousand km²
AD 1791AD 1884

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1834 – 1858 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1791≈ 8,428 km²104 of 128
AD 1792≈ 8,428 km²107 of 130
AD 1794≈ 18 thousand km²90 of 125
AD 1796≈ 34 thousand km²81 of 124
AD 1797≈ 34 thousand km²79 of 125
AD 1799≈ 36 thousand km²78 of 124
AD 1800≈ 34 thousand km²80 of 123
AD 1803≈ 297 thousand km²30 of 123
AD 1805≈ 297 thousand km²31 of 125
AD 1806≈ 297 thousand km²30 of 138
AD 1807≈ 297 thousand km²29 of 132
AD 1809≈ 297 thousand km²27 of 131
AD 1811≈ 297 thousand km²32 of 131
AD 1812≈ 297 thousand km²32 of 133
AD 1814≈ 297 thousand km²35 of 142
AD 1815≈ 297 thousand km²35 of 139
AD 1820≈ 297 thousand km²31 of 148
AD 1822≈ 297 thousand km²33 of 147
AD 1824≈ 297 thousand km²35 of 148
AD 1825≈ 297 thousand km²37 of 150
AD 1828≈ 297 thousand km²38 of 144
AD 1830≈ 297 thousand km²38 of 143
AD 1834≈ 301 thousand km²40 of 143
AD 1836≈ 301 thousand km²41 of 145
AD 1840≈ 301 thousand km²41 of 155
AD 1842≈ 301 thousand km²42 of 156
AD 1846≈ 301 thousand km²38 of 152
AD 1848≈ 301 thousand km²37 of 147
AD 1849≈ 301 thousand km²37 of 144
AD 1853≈ 301 thousand km²37 of 144
AD 1856≈ 301 thousand km²38 of 149
AD 1857≈ 301 thousand km²38 of 150
AD 1859≈ 234 thousand km²47 of 146
AD 1860≈ 234 thousand km²48 of 142
AD 1861≈ 234 thousand km²49 of 140
AD 1862≈ 234 thousand km²48 of 138
AD 1863≈ 234 thousand km²48 of 139
AD 1864≈ 234 thousand km²46 of 139
AD 1865≈ 234 thousand km²46 of 139
AD 1866≈ 234 thousand km²45 of 133
AD 1868≈ 235 thousand km²44 of 134
AD 1870≈ 234 thousand km²44 of 132
AD 1871≈ 234 thousand km²44 of 113
AD 1873≈ 234 thousand km²41 of 108
AD 1877≈ 234 thousand km²39 of 104
AD 1880≈ 234 thousand km²39 of 104
AD 1884≈ 234 thousand km²40 of 105

Its highest rank was in AD 1809: number 131 of 27.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 4 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1885lostFrench Indochina≈ 235 thousand km²
AD 1803gainedTây Sơn dynasty≈ 182 thousand km²
AD 1803gainedCambodia≈ 81 thousand km²
AD 1859lostNew Caledonia≈ 66 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

The Nguyễn dynasty (Vietnamese: Nhà Nguyễn, chữ Nôm: 茹阮) was the last Vietnamese dynasty, preceded by the Nguyễn lords and ruling unified Vietnam independently from 1802 until the start of the French protectorate in 1883. Its emperors were members of the House of Nguyễn Phúc.

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