Le Van Duyet — born 1763, Quang Ngai province, Viet. died July 30, 1832, Saigon Vietnamese military strategist and government official. From his youth he was attached to the Vietnamese court. He acted as adviser to successive emperors and helped Prince Nguyen… … Universalium
Van — /van/; for 1, 2 also Turk. /vahn/, n. 1. Lake, a salt lake in E Turkey. 1454 sq. mi. (3766 sq. km). 2. a town on this lake. 88,597. 3. a male given name. * * * I City (pop., 1997: 226,965), eastern Turkey, on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The… … Universalium
van — van1 /van/, n. 1. the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance. 2. those who are in the forefront of a movement or the like. 3. the forefront in any movement, course of… … Universalium
Van — En la mitología escandinava, los vanes son dioses de la fecundidad y riqueza, en contraposición a los ases. Muy populares entre los campesinos. Son divinidades pacifistas, de fuerte caracterización sexual y gran cohesión de grupo. Al principio de … Enciclopedia Universal
Le Van Khoi revolt — The Lê Văn Khôi revolt (1833 1835) was an important revolt in 19th century Vietnam, in which Southern Vietnamese, Vietnamese Catholics, French Catholic missionaries and Chinese settlers under the leadership of Le Van Khoi opposed the Imperial… … Wikipedia
Le Van Khoi — Lê Văn Khôi ( 1834) was the adopted son of the Vietnamese general Le Van Duyet. He led the 1833 1835 Le Van Khoi revolt against Emperor Minh Mang, but died in 1834.As Le Van Duyet was being prosecuted and his relatives condemned, Le Van Khoi had… … Wikipedia
Chau Van Tiep — In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Châu, but is often simplified to Chau in English language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Tiep. Châu Văn Tiếp Born 1738 Phú Yên,… … Wikipedia
Citadel of Saigon — Saigon, Vietnam Type Square Vauban Built 1790 Built by Nguyen Phuc Anh, Nguyen Dynast … Wikipedia
Minh Mang — Minh Mạng 明命 Emperor of Vietnam Depiction of Minh Mạng from John Crawfurd s journal Reign … Wikipedia
Nguyen Phuc Canh — Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh 阮福景 Crown Prince of Vietnam Close up of Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh, at the age of seven, in Paris, France. Painting in 1787 by Maupérin, located at the Paris Foreign Missions Society … Wikipedia
