It was one of many comments made at the seminar "Lord Nguyen and the land of the South" organized by the Provincial People's Committee in collaboration with the Vietnam Historical Science Association on the morning of June 3 in Ho Chi Minh City. Hue.
Attending the seminar were UVTV Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh, President of Vietnam Historical Science Association Tran Duc Cuong, and a large number of experts and researchers from many provinces and cities across the country. water.
Speaking at the workshop, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh affirmed that Thua Thien Hue is the place where the Nguyen lords had 150 years of establishing the capital (1626 - 1775), which is a premise for the future of Northern Binh King Nguyen Hue - Emperor Quang Trung chose to be the capital (1786 - 1801) and Emperor Gia Long built the capital Hue, which lasted for nearly 150 years (1802-1945).
Phu Xuan under the Nguyen lords was the first political center of Vietnam reaching out to manage the eastern seas and islands, the southern territory and population. Including the vast land and sea in the South - a dynamic land of development, which is the initial driving force in the process of international integration and national unification.
Therefore, according to Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh, the research to clarify the historical issues of the Nguyen Lords with the southern land is an urgent task for us, especially the the land of Thua Thien Hue - the place that contains the deepest about the Nguyen Lord.
The Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee hopes that scientists and researchers will focus on discussing a number of issues related to the land of Thua Thien Hue and the South associated with the Nguyen, Tay Son and Nguyen dynasties to do the work. elucidate historical values, and at the same time offer solutions to preserve and promote the cultural and heritage characteristics of the ancient capital of Hue.
At the workshop, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Bang, Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Historical Sciences, in the review, recalled that Dang Trong - Dang Ngoai was born during the Trinh - Nguyen war (1627-1672) and ended in The year after Nguyen Hue commanded the Tay Son army to defeat the Siamese army - in 1786, it was the year of killing Trinh lord, abolishing Dang Trong - Dang Ngoai, and re-establishing the country's reunification. Cochinchina has become a historical issue that has attracted special attention from many domestic and foreign scholars and has made important publications over the past half century.
According to Mr. Bang, looking back over the past half century, there have been hundreds of articles on Cochinchina and many domestic and foreign books published focusing on the topic of Cochinchina history.
As the first to present the presentation, Dr. Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Department of Culture and Sports, recalled the milestone in 1558, when entering the fortress of Thuan Hoa, Nguyen Hoang brought with him a rather powerful army including his relatives and bravery from Thanh Hoa. military generals such as Van Nham, Thach Xuyen, Tien Trung, Tuong Loc and more than 1.000 marines. This was the core force of the fairy army in the beginning.
Nguyen Hoang has gradually organized and developed his army in a systematic way to protect the new land, but first of all, he focused on winning the hearts of the people and using the strength of the people to defend many areas. key positions in Thuan Hoa, and then Thuan Quang. In particular, focus on developing to the east, towards the sea to exploit and establish sovereignty over the coastal islands and towards the two archipelagos of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa. Nguyen Hoang himself, when he entered the town to receive land in Thuan Hoa (1558) and also later when he returned to Thuan Hoa (1570, 1600), used the sea route, so he understood the important role of the transport routes on the land. sea and the importance of the defense of the estuaries.
Therefore, Nguyen Hoang both took care of the construction and development of the navy, while strengthening the defense of the vital seaports, and at the same time paying attention to preventing and destroying pirates (pirates). “In the volatile context of Vietnamese society at the end of the sixteenth century and the beginning of the seventeenth century, Nguyen Hoang emerged as a special figure who had great merits in stabilizing and developing the land. Thuan Quang in all aspects, expanded its territory to the south, laying the foundation for the birth of Dang Trong," said Mr. Hai.
According to Mr. Hai, after entering the town of Thuan Hoa, then Thuan Quang, Nguyen Hoang organized the government apparatus and issued and implemented appropriate governing policies, including politics. economic, cultural and social. That has fundamentally changed the land of Thuan Quang in all fields. This was the foundation for the later Nguyen lords to implement the policy of independence from Tonkin, strengthen and expand the southern land, creating great changes in the development of the history of the Vietnamese nation. .
Th.S. Do Kim Truong, Dong Thap Historical Science Association, said that in the journey of opening the realm of Lord Nguyen, there was a great contribution of the literary gods and martial generals. Names such as Nguyen Huu Canh, Nguyen Cuu Van, Nguyen Cuu Dam, Mac Cuu, Nguyen Cu Trinh, Nguyen Van Tuyen can be mentioned. According to Truong, these historical figures were both generals who received imperial orders to fight against foreign countries. invaders to protect the country's sovereignty, were both porcelain entrepreneurs, irrigation engineers, early urban architectural planners, and cultural houses.
“Through their activities, national security is ensured, people's lives are stable and developed, and harmonious diplomatic relations with neighboring countries are established. History is the flow that carries in it the traditional values of the nation, built with the cooperation of the people and typical individuals to pass on to future generations," Truong affirmed.
Also at this conference, there were many discussions by experts, scientists and researchers about the role of Lord Nguyen with the southern land such as opening land, building government; the process of establishing sovereignty and exploiting sea and islands; urban economic development; cultural life, foreign affairs; historical figures…
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