Nguyễn Phúc Thuần

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyen. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Thuan.

Nguyễn Phúc Thuần 阮福淳
Nguyễn lords Ruler of Cochinchina
Nguyễn Lords
Reign	1765–1777
Predecessor	Nguyễn Phúc Khoát
Successor	Nguyễn Phúc Ánh
Co-rulers	Nguyễn Phúc Dương
Born	31 December 1754 Cochinchina
Died	18 October 1777 (age 22) Gia Định
Spouse	Nguyễn Phúc Ngọc Thục
Issue	None
Names Nguyễn Phúc Thuần (阮福淳) Regnal name Định Vương (定王) Posthumous name Hiếu Định Hoàng Đế (孝定皇帝) Temple name Duệ Tông (睿宗)
House	Nguyễn Phúc
Father	Nguyễn Phúc Khoát
Mother	Nguyễn Phúc Ngọc Cầu
Religion	Buddhism

Nguyễn Phúc Thuần (31 December 1754 – 18 October 1777) was one of the Nguyễn lords who ruled over the southern portion of Vietnam from the 16th-18th centuries. The collapse of the Nguyễn lords intensified during Thuần's reign, many uprisings broke out throughout the central part of Vietnam, including the Tây Sơn revolt; as well as the offensive of the Trịnh lords from northern Vietnam. He tried to re-establish the Nguyễn lords' authority but failed to do so. At last, he was captured and executed along with his followers and almost all his family members by Tây Sơn rebel general Nguyễn Huệ in 1777.

References

• Chapuis, Oscar (1995). "A History of Vietnam". Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-29622-7. pp138–141.