Unification of Vietnam

Date: July 22, 1802 • Location: Hanoi, Viet Nam

Gia Long conquered Hanoi and unified modern-day Vietnam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.

Gia Long, born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (阮福暎) or Nguyễn Ánh (阮暎), was the founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last dynasty of Vietnam, which would rule the unified territories that constitute modern-day Vietnam until 1945.