Nguyễn lords
State · 1572–1775 CE · at its largest around 1757 CE
A family of hereditary lords who ruled southern Vietnam from Huế, nominally under the Lê emperors, expanding southward into the Mekong Delta at the expense of the Khmer.
On its lands while it lasted
- Champa (c. 192–1832 CE): Collection of Cham polities along the coast of central and southern Vietnam, founded around 192 CE and gradually absorbed by Dai Viet.
- Huế (c. 1572 CE): Capital of Nguyễn lords (1572–1774), Tây Son dynasty (1789–1802), Nguyễn dynasty (1802–1884).
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