The Nguyen (阮) Dynasty and the Black Flags

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  • 阮朝と黑旗軍
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Abstract

Tongking under King Tu-duc (嗣德) (1838-1883) of the Annamese Nguye dynasty was in a state of disturbance caused by the remnants of the preceding Le (黎) dynasty and by the defeated troops of the T'aiping Rebellion, who had invaded the Annamese territory. On the other hand, the French under Napoleon III began to resume their colonial activities in Tongking from their bases in Cochin China. The Saigon Treaty of 1874 was intended to be employed as a means to exploit natural resources of Southwest China and to secure the right of navigation on the Red River. In such a situation the weakened Nguyen dynasty had no other choice than to rely upon the Black Flags. The Black Flags, who were a group of bandits organized under Liu Yung-fu (劉永福), were consolidating their position in the Red River Basin. With a view to extending their own influence they accepted the proposal of the Nguyen dynasty to make resistance against the French invasion, enabling the Nguyen dynasty to continue its resistance up to the Shino-French War.

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  • 東洋史研究

    東洋史研究 13 (5), 347-363, 1955-01-20

    東洋史研究会

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