Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (

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, 1753–1822) was a general and official of the

Nguyễn dynasty The Nguyễn dynasty (, chữ Nôm: 茹阮, chữ Hán: 朝阮) was the last List of Vietnamese dynasties, Vietnamese dynasty, preceded by the Nguyễn lords and ruling unified Vietnam independently from 1802 until French protectorate in 1883 ...

of Vietnam.Văn Giàu Trà̂n ''300 năm Sài Gòn – Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh'' 1998 p37 "Năm 1802 đến 1805, chúc Lưu trấn Gia Định do võ tướng Nguyễn Văn Nhơn, từ năm 1805 đến 1808 Nguyễn Văn Trương làm Lưu trấn; năm 1802 – 1812 Nguyễn Văn Nhơn lại giữ chúc Tổng trấn Gia Định thành,..." He served as a general of

Nguyễn Ánh Gia Long (Chữ Hán, Chữ hán: 嘉隆) ( (''Hanoi, North''), (''Ho Chi Minh City, South''); 8 February 1762 – 3 February 1820), born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (阮福暎) or Nguyễn Ánh (阮暎), was the founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynas ...

during the

Nguyễn lords The Nguyễn lords (, 主阮; 1558–1777, 1780–1802), also known as the Nguyễn clan (; ), were Nguyễn dynasty's forerunner and a feudal noble clan ruling southern Đại Việt in the Revival Lê dynasty. The Nguyễn lords were membe ...

' fight against the Tây Sơn rebellion. Nguyễn Ánh prevailed in 1802 and became Emperor

Gia Long Gia Long (Chữ Hán, Chữ hán: 嘉隆) ( (''Hanoi, North''), (''Ho Chi Minh City, South''); 8 February 1762 – 3 February 1820), born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (阮福暎) or Nguyễn Ánh (阮暎), was the founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynas ...

, establishing the Nguyễn Dynasty. Nhơn then served as the viceroy of southern Vietnam during Gia Long's reign.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen, Van Nhon Nguyen dynasty officials Nguyen dynasty generals 1753 births 1822 deaths People from An Giang province