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| An imperial edict signed by Thieu Tri |
Parents: Minh Mang, emperor of Vietnam, and Ho Thi Hoa
Born: 6 June 1807
House: Nguyen
Predecessor: Minh Mang
Reign: 1841 – 1847
Brief: As an early emperor of Vietnam, Thieu Tri was a conservative, focusing on isolationism and Confucianism in the face of Western imperialism. He was suspicious of outsiders despite a desire to learn about them. The United Kingdom and France were both pushing into Indochina from the west, and Christian missionaries, generally Spanish and French continued to appear in Vietnam, despite bans in place against them. Tri began imprisoning the missionaries, and France responded. In 1843, they invaded Indochina to recover their missionaries and ensure the safety of French explorers. The United States got involved in 1845 when the USS Constitution attempted to free a missionary who was a multiple offender. Two years later, France reached Tourane, a major Vietnamese city, and demanded that missionaries be released and that Tri cease his persecution of them. When Tri ignored the request, the French attacked and destroyed all the coastal defenses of Vietnam as well as much of the Vietnamese fleet. Tri responded by issuing an execution order, which his men fortunately did not put into effect. Tri died shortly afterwards. Not a single missionary was executed during his reign despite his threats.
Brief: As an early emperor of Vietnam, Thieu Tri was a conservative, focusing on isolationism and Confucianism in the face of Western imperialism. He was suspicious of outsiders despite a desire to learn about them. The United Kingdom and France were both pushing into Indochina from the west, and Christian missionaries, generally Spanish and French continued to appear in Vietnam, despite bans in place against them. Tri began imprisoning the missionaries, and France responded. In 1843, they invaded Indochina to recover their missionaries and ensure the safety of French explorers. The United States got involved in 1845 when the USS Constitution attempted to free a missionary who was a multiple offender. Two years later, France reached Tourane, a major Vietnamese city, and demanded that missionaries be released and that Tri cease his persecution of them. When Tri ignored the request, the French attacked and destroyed all the coastal defenses of Vietnam as well as much of the Vietnamese fleet. Tri responded by issuing an execution order, which his men fortunately did not put into effect. Tri died shortly afterwards. Not a single missionary was executed during his reign despite his threats.
Date of Death: 4 November 1847
Successor: Tu Duc
Successor: Tu Duc
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