Dang Trong

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Hello,I'm reading some brochure about Vietnam: "During 17 and 18 centuries, Hue played the role of metropolis,  the political, economic and cultural center of Dang Trong."What is Dang Trong?  I've checked dictionaries and sites, but haven't find it.Is this the name of some place?  If you know about it, please let me know.Thank you,

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

It refers to a historical area of Vietnam. If you search with Google, you'll get 14,800 hits.

eg http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001373587

Best wishes, Clive

Likeguslee · Answer

Here is also another relevant reference to “Dang Trong “ and “Dang Ngoai”

The Hoang le Nhat Thong Chi and Historiography of Late Eighteenth-Century Dai Viet.

by George Dutton

It is nearly impossible to write the history of late eighteenth-century Vietnam (Dai Viet) without making use of the Hoang Le nhat thong chi (The unification record of the Imperial Le, HLNTC). This text, in all likelihood a collaborative effort by members of the Ngo Thi family, a prominent northern literary lineage, may be the single most important contemporary source concerning the political and military events in the Northern Vietnamese kingdom of Dang Ngoai after 1786. It was during this critically important era that the Vietnamese territories were once again brought under unified political authority, after more than 150 years during which the realm was divided between the Nguyen family governing the southern Dang Trong region, and the Trinh family ruling in the Dang Ngoai realm in the North.

Vietnam used to be divided before in the 18^th century between two houses of lords, Lord Trinh family ruling the North, and Lord Nguyen family ruling the South.

Dang Trong (inner region) was any land south of Giang River, the one dividing North and South at that time. Dang Ngoai (outer region) referred to any land north of Giang river. In your question, Hue was the metropolis of Dang Trong because that was where Lord Nguyen ruled.

Peixinha · Answer

Thank you very much!

I really appreciate your answers.

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