Nguyễn Phúc Khoát (26 September 1714 – 7 July 1765) was one of the

Nguyễn lords Nguyễn () is the most common Vietnamese surname. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as Nguyen. Nguyên (元）is a different word and surname. By some estimates 39 percent of Vietnamese people bear this ...

who ruled over the southern portion of

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from the 16th–18th centuries. Also known as Chúa Võ (主武) or Võ vương (武王) (roughly ''Martial Prince''), he continued the southern expansion undertaken by his predecessor as lord, Nguyễn Phúc Trú. Provinces and districts originally belonging to Cambodia were taken by Vo Vuong. 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

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. These forces seized Sóc Trăng and then moved towards

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, then royal capital of Cambodia. Ang Tong requested aid from Mạc Thiên Tứ, who secured a truce with the Nguyễn lord, in exchange for a few more provinces, namely

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and

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. Ten years later, the Cambodian throne was seized by Outey II, with the help of Nguyễn and Mac. In return for their contributions, he granted them seven provinces, including Sóc Trăng, Trà Vinh, Kampot, and Kompong Som. The de jure pretense of loyalty to the Le was performed by Vo vuong. Trousers and tunics on the Chinese pattern in 1774 were ordered by the Vo Vuong Emperor to replace the traditional Vietnamese skirt of women. However, Han-Chinese clothing is assembled by several pieces of clothing including both pants and skirts called Qun (裙) or chang (裳) which is a part of

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garments throughout the history of Han Chinese clothing.. The Chinese Ming dynasty, Tang dynasty, and Han dynasty clothing was referred by Nguyễn Phúc Khoát (Nguyen The Tong). Vo-vuong listened to music by western missionaries. Missionaries and Christianity were banned by Vo Vuong in 1750. Nguyễn Phúc Khoát died in 1765, and was succeeded by his sixteenth son,

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. The presumed heir was originally his second son Chuong Vo. When Vo vuong died his demise was taken advantage of by the Tay Son.

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*Coedes, G. (1962). ''The Making of South-east Asia''. London: Cox & Wyman Ltd. p213. {{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen Phuc Khoat 1714 births 1765 deaths Khoat