Nguyen Huu Canh

Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh
Founder of Saigon-Gia Định
Born Nguyễn Hữu Kính
1650
Quảng Ninh, Quảng Bình
Died 1700
Rạch Gầm, Mỹ Tho
Burial Trường Thủy, Quảng Bình
House Nguyễn Lords
Father Nguyễn Hữu Dật
Mother Nguyễn Thị Thiện
Statue Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh in Biên Hòa
Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh Tomb in Truong Thuy Commune, Lệ Thủy District, Quang Binh

Lễ Thành Hầu Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh or Nguyễn Hữu Kính, (阮有鏡), (1650–1700) was a high-ranking general of Lord Nguyễn Phúc Chu.[1] His military expeditions into the Mekong Delta placed the region firmly under Vietnamese administrative control. Considered to be the most famous military general during the time of Vietnam's southward expansion (Nam tiến), Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh found the city of Saigon in 1698. His establishment of Saigon and military forts in and around the Mekong Delta served as the foundation for later military expeditions by the Vietnamese imperial court in its quest to expand its southern territory. In Vietnam, Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh is widely beloved and revered by the Vietnamese as a national hero with various shrines (miếu) and communal houses (đình) dedicated to him.

Biography

Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh was born in Lệ Thủy District, Quảng Bình Province, Bắc Trung Bộ, Vietnam (then part of Đàng Trong). In 1698, Canh was sent by Nguyễn Phúc Chu to the south. He founded Gia Dinh garrison there. He called on people from many places in Central Vietnam to settle in these regions. He ordered the building of roads, canals, markets. Saigon has turned into a busy port city since then.[2]

Conferred Titles & Posthumous Name

Below is the list of conferred titles & posthumous name bestowed upon Lễ Thành Hầu Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh by Vietnamese monarchs.

References

  1. Ngọc Hiền Nguyễn Lễ Thành Hầu Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh, 1650-1700 1995
  2. Erik Harms Saigon's Edge: On the Margins of Ho Chi Minh City 2011 - Page 37 "Although most sources identify the founding of what is now Ho Chi Minh City with the military occupation of the area, the naming of districts, and the establishment of administrative works by Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh in 1698, Professor Nguyễn Đình Đầu argues that it did not become a true “city” until Nguyễn Cửu Đàm built a citadel there in 1772 to protect against the danger of Siamese ."
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