00:00How did this tiny island nation conquer all of Vietnam?
00:03In the 1500s, Vietnam was split between the Trinh lords in the north and the Nguyen lords in the south.
00:09Neither side could win, so an uneasy peace followed.
00:11While the Trinh remained in the north, the Nguyen expanded south.
00:15This brought a lot of wealth to the kingdom, but the Nguyen lords eventually became corrupt and kept most of
00:20it.
00:20Then, three Tyson brothers launched a rebellion against them.
00:23The rebellion grew much faster than expected, and almost the entire Nguyen family was massacred,
00:28except for one teenager, Nguyen An, who managed to escape to an island.
00:33An first turned to Siam, but they were defeated by the Thai Song.
00:37An then turned to France, which helped him build a stronger navy and modern artillery.
00:41Meanwhile, Emperor Hu conquered the north, making victory seem impossible.
00:45But when Emperor Hu died, An saw an opportunity and began marching north.
00:50He captured the old capital of Hu before finally taking Hanoi.
00:53After 25 years, he reunified Vietnam, crowned himself Emperor Jia Long,
00:58and founded the Nguyen dynasty.
