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Nguyễn Phúc Khoát Đáng Sợ Như Thế Nào - Vị Chúa Nguyễn Đầu Tiên Xưng Vương Trong Lịch Sử Việt Nam
Nguyen Phuc Khoat (1714–1765) was one of the Nguyen lords who ruled over the southern portion of Vietnam from the 16th–18th centuries. Also known as Vo Vuong (roughly Martial Prince), he continued the southern expansion undertaken by his predecessor as lord, Nguyen Phuc Tru. The Vietnamese-Cambodian border established by the end of his reign remains the border today.
In 1747, Vo Vuong sent a number of Vietnamese warriors to aid rebel princes of Cambodia against the newly crowned Cambodian King Ang Tong. These forces seized Soc Trang and then moved towards Oudong, then royal capital of Cambodia. Ang Tong requested aid from Mac Thien Thu, who secured a truce with the Nguyen lord, in exchange for a few more provinces, namely Go Cong and Tan An. Ten years later, the Cambodian throne was seized by Outey II, with the help of Nguyen and Mac. In return for their contributions, he granted them seven provinces, including Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, Kampot, and Kompong Som.
Nguyen Phuc Khoat died in 1765, and was succeeded by his sixteenth son, Nguyen Phuc Thuan.