Tại Sao Nguyễn Ánh Bị Xóa Tên Khỏi Mọi Con Đường Ở Việt Nam?

Why Was Nguyen Anh's Name Erased from Every Street in Vietnam? Have you ever walked the streets of Hanoi, Hue, or Saigon and wondered—why isn't there a single street named Nguyen Anh? This is a Vietnamese historical mystery that few dare to ask directly. The man who unified Vietnam after nearly 300 years of division, who put "Vietnam" on the world map, who built the Hue Imperial Citadel—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—is almost completely erased from the urban memory of the very country he created. In today's video on Vietnamese historical mysteries, An Tells Stories will take you back in time to decipher the question "why was Nguyen Anh's name erased"—not with simple judgments, but with the most complete and honest historical truth possible. The story begins in 1777, when a 15-year-old boy named Nguyen Phuc Anh—who would later become Emperor Gia Long—had to flee in the dark of night, losing almost his entire family in a single night when the Tay Son army invaded. The mystery of Vietnamese history begins that night: an orphaned prince, without land, without an army, without hope—but with an iron will, he persevered for 25 years to reclaim what he had lost. Brief introduction of the main characters: Nguyen Phuc Anh (1762–1820) — Prince of the Nguyen dynasty, lost everything at the age of 15 when the Tay Son dynasty annihilated his family. After 25 years of exile and fighting, he ascended the throne as Emperor Gia Long in 1802, unifying Vietnam and establishing the national name "Vietnam." He is the central figure most heavily judged by modern history. Nguyễn Huệ — Quang Trung (c. 1753–1792) — The second of the three Tây Sơn brothers, the greatest military genius of 18th-century Vietnam. He defeated 50,000 Siamese troops (1785) and 200,000 Qing troops (1789). He ascended the throne as Emperor Quang Trung but died suddenly in 1792 at the age of 39, leaving a dynasty without a worthy successor. Pierre Pigneau de Behaine — Bá Đa Lộc (1741–1799) — A French bishop who arrived in Vietnam in 1767, he became Nguyễn Ánh's most trusted advisor and diplomatic mediator. He brokered the Treaty of Versailles in 1787 and recruited French military experts to help Nguyễn Ánh modernize his army. He died in 1799, three years before Nguyễn Ánh unified the country. Nguyễn Nhạc (c. 1743–1793) — The eldest of the three Tây Sơn brothers, the initiator of the 1771 rebellion, declared himself the Central Emperor. He favored politics and diplomacy over military affairs, later clashing with his younger brother Nguyễn Huệ and gradually losing power. Nguyễn Lữ (c. 1754–1787) — The youngest of the three Tây Sơn brothers, he governed the Southern region but was weak militarily and administratively, frequently repelled by Nguyễn Ánh. Sources cited: • Đại Nam thực lục — National History Institute of the Nguyễn Dynasty (1821–1909) • Đại Nam liệt truyện — National History Institute of the Nguyễn Dynasty • Khâm định Việt sử thông giám cương mục — National History Institute (completed 1884) • Hoàng Việt luật lệ (Gia Long Law, 1812) • Trần Trọng Kim — Việt Nam sử lược (1919) • Phan Khoang — Việt sử xứ Đàng Trong (1967) • Đỗ Bang (editor) — History of the Nguyễn Dynasty: A New Approach (2005) • Phan Huy Lê (editor) — History of Vietnam, Volume II (2012) • George Dutton — The Tây Sơn Uprising (2006), University of Hawaii Press • Li Tana — Nguyễn Cochinchina (1998), Cornell Southeast Asia Program • Yoshiharu Tsuboi — Đại Nam Facing France and China (translation 1993) • UNESCO — Complex of Hué Monuments, World Heritage Inscription (1993) • UNESCO — Nguyen Dynasty Archives, Memory of the World (2014) #HistoryMysteries #NguyenAnh #VietnameseHistory #GiaLong #VietnameseHistory Podcast content with voiceover by AI, voice of Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Ngan ⚠️ COPYRIGHT NOTICE: This video is copyrighted by the Su Viet channel. The content is meticulously compiled based on official historical documents. Please do not re-upload in any form. © 2026 Su Viet - Vietnamese History Podcast Channel --- Thank you for accompanying Su Viet Podcast. Wishing you a good night's sleep with easy-to-listen-to history!