Overview
The Trịnh lords (Vietnamese: Chúa Trịnh; Chữ Hán: 主鄭; 1545–1787), formally titled as Viceroy of Trịnh (Vietnamese: Trịnh Vương ; chữ Hán: 鄭王), also known as the House of Trịnh or the Trịnh clan (Trịnh thị; 鄭氏), were a feudal noble clan that ruled Đàng Ngoài (known by the exonym Tonkin) during the Revival Lê dynasty. The Trịnh lords were de jure subordinates of the Lê dynasty emperors but were in actuality the de facto rulers of northern Vietnam. The Trịnh clan and their rivals, the Nguyễn clan, were called "Chúa" (主, Lord) by their subjects and controlled northern and southern Vietnam respectively, leaving the Later Lê emperors as rulers in name only. The Trịnh clan produced 12 lords who.
Historical Periods
Trịnh lords (1572–1594)
1572 CE – 1594 CE
Area: 45,835 km²
Trịnh lords (1595–1647)
1595 CE – 1647 CE
Area: 103,005 km²
Trịnh lords (1648–1652)
1648 CE – 1652 CE
Area: 103,032 km²
Trịnh lords (1653–1658)
1653 CE – 1658 CE
Area: 96,058 km²
Trịnh lords (1659–1676)
1659 CE – 1676 CE
Area: 103,032 km²
Trịnh lords (1677–1686)
1677 CE – 1686 CE
Area: 113,163 km²
Trịnh lords (1687–1708)
1687 CE – 1708 CE
Area: 113,217 km²
Trịnh lords (1709–1712)
1709 CE – 1712 CE
Area: 113,329 km²
Trịnh lords (1713–1774)
1713 CE – 1774 CE
Area: 113,274 km²
Trịnh lords (1775–1777)
1775 CE – 1777 CE
Area: 158,241 km²
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