Trinh lords

State · 1572–1787 CE · at its largest around 1775 CE

A family of hereditary lords who held real power in northern Vietnam while the restored Lê emperors reigned as figureheads, and who fought a long series of wars against the Nguyễn lords of the south.

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).
• Quy Nhon (c. 1778 CE): Capital of Tây Son dynasty (1778–1789).

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