Án Đô Vương Trịnh Bồng ( (25 August 1749 – 13 February 1791); reigned 1786–1787) was the last of the Trịnh lords. He succeeded Trịnh Khải,[1] before southern Tây Sơn rebel leader and future emperor Nguyễn Huệ's 1788 final defeat of the northern Trịnh remnants.[2]

Trịnh Bồng
鄭槰
Trịnh lords
Lord of Tonkin
Trịnh Lords
ReignSeptember 1786 – September 1787
PredecessorTrịnh Khải
SuccessorMilitary commander abolished
Born25 August 1749
Died13 February 1791
Laos
SpouseNguyễn Thị Ngọc Viên
Phùng Thị Ngọc Diên
IssueTrịnh Vực
Trịnh Kiêm
Trịnh Tiệp
Trịnh Tư
Names
Trịnh Bồng (鄭槰)
Regnal name
Án Đô Vương (晏都王)
HouseTrịnh Lords
FatherTrịnh Giang
ReligionBuddhism

Background edit

Trịnh Bồng is the son of Uy Nam Vương Trịnh Giang, born in 1740. His cousin was Tĩnh Đô Vương Trịnh Sâm and he was the uncle of Đoan Nam Vương Trịnh Khải. When Trịnh Sâm and his father took power, he was granted the title of Côn Quận Công (琨郡公).

References edit

  1. ^ Bruce M. Lockhart, William J. Duiker - The A to Z of Vietnam 2010- Page 437 "Trịnh Khải (1782-86) Trịnh Bồng (1786-1787)"
  2. ^ David Kolzion - As the Wind Blowing: Testimonies from Beyond the Tomb 2005 - Page 8 "Early 1788, Huệ went north again to punish his generals..."
Vietnamese royalty
Preceded by Trịnh lords
Lord of Tonkin

1786–1787
overthrown by Tây Sơn dynasty;
Military commander abolished