. . "1774"^^ . . . "Tr\u1ECBnh\u2013Nguy\u1EC5n War"@en . . . "Dutch East India Company"@en . "Civil Wars in Vietnam"@en . . . . . . . "1627"^^ . . . . "Tr\u1ECBnh-Nguy\u1EC5n War"@en . . . "Both the Tr\u1ECBnh and the Nguy\u1EC5n families were descended from close friends and aides to the hero-Emperor L\u00EA L\u1EE3i who freed Vietnam from Chinese rule and started the L\u00EA Dynasty in 1428. By 1520 a succession of weak kings had brought the country into a state of civil war (see L\u00EA Dynasty's civil war). For the next 20 years the Tr\u1ECBnh and Nguy\u1EC5n families fought as allies against the usurper M\u1EA1c \u0110\u0103ng Dung. In theory, they both were fighting on behalf of the L\u00EA Emperor (L\u00EA Trang T\u00F4ng) but in reality, the Emperor was a figurehead with little or no power. [citation needed]"@en . . . . "1627"^^ . . "Vietnam"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Both the Tr\u1ECBnh and the Nguy\u1EC5n families were descended from close friends and aides to the hero-Emperor L\u00EA L\u1EE3i who freed Vietnam from Chinese rule and started the L\u00EA Dynasty in 1428. By 1520 a succession of weak kings had brought the country into a state of civil war (see L\u00EA Dynasty's civil war). For the next 20 years the Tr\u1ECBnh and Nguy\u1EC5n families fought as allies against the usurper M\u1EA1c \u0110\u0103ng Dung. In theory, they both were fighting on behalf of the L\u00EA Emperor (L\u00EA Trang T\u00F4ng) but in reality, the Emperor was a figurehead with little or no power. [citation needed]"@en . "Later L\u00EA Dynasty"@en . . .