Overview
The Nguyễn lords (Vietnamese: Chúa Nguyễn, chữ Hán: 主阮; 1558–1777, 1780–1802), also known as the Nguyễn clan (Vietnamese: Nguyễn thị; chữ Hán: 阮氏), were Nguyễn dynasty's forerunner and a feudal noble clan ruling southern Đại Việt in the Revival Lê dynasty. The Nguyễn lords were members of the House of Nguyễn Phúc. The territory they ruled was known contemporarily as Đàng Trong (Inner Realm) and by the exonyms the Kingdom of Cochinchina and the Kingdom of Quảng Nam (Vietnamese: Quảng Nam Quốc; chữ Hán: 廣南國), in opposition to the Trịnh lords, who ruled northern Đại Việt as Đàng Ngoài (Outer Realm), known as the "Kingdom of Tonkin" by Europeans and "Kingdom of An Nam" (Vietnamese: An Nam Quốc; chữ Hán.
Historical Periods
Nguyễn lords (1572–1652)
1572 CE – 1652 CE
Capital: HuếArea: 89,944 km²
Nguyễn lords (1653–1658)
1653 CE – 1658 CE
Capital: HuếArea: 100,448 km²
Nguyễn lords (1659–1690)
1659 CE – 1690 CE
Capital: HuếArea: 93,856 km²
Nguyễn lords (1691–1699)
1691 CE – 1699 CE
Capital: HuếArea: 94,596 km²
Nguyễn lords (1700–1701)
1700 CE – 1701 CE
Capital: HuếArea: 97,278 km²
Nguyễn lords (1702–1708)
1702 CE – 1708 CE
Capital: HuếArea: 97,419 km²
Nguyễn lords (1709–1756)
1709 CE – 1756 CE
Capital: HuếArea: 97,340 km²
Nguyễn lords (1757–1774)
1757 CE – 1774 CE
Capital: HuếArea: 101,810 km²
Nguyễn lords (1775–1775)
1775 CE – 1775 CE
Capital: HuếArea: 8,229 km²