Nguyễn Phúc Trăn

Nguyễn Phúc Thái (chữ Hán: 阮福溙, 1650–1691) was the ruler of Cochinchina from 1687 to 1691. During his short rule, a small rebellion by Ming Chinese was put down.

Nguyễn Phúc Thái 阮福溙
Nguyễn lords Lord of Cochinchina
Nguyễn lords
Reign	1687–1691
Predecessor	Nguyễn Phúc Tần
Successor	Nguyễn Phúc Chu
Born	January 22, 1650 Phú Xuân, Cochinchina
Died	February 7, 1691(1691-02-07) (aged 41) Phú Xuân, Cochinchina
Burial	Phú Xuân, Cochinchina
Spouse	Tống Thị Lĩnh
Issue	Nguyễn Phúc Chu 4 other sons and 4 daughters
Names Nguyễn Phước Thái (阮福溙) Regnal name Chúa Nghĩa (主義 "Lord Nghĩa") Posthumous name Thiệu-hư Toản-nghiệp Khoan-hồng Bác-hậu Ôn-huệ Từ-tường Hiếu-nghĩa Emperor 紹休纂業寬洪博厚溫惠慈祥孝義皇帝 Temple name Anh Tông (英宗)
House	Nguyễn Phúc
Father	Nguyễn Phúc Tần
Mother	Tống Thị Đôi
Religion	Three teachings

Biography

Nguyễn Phúc Thái was also known as Nguyễn Phước Trăn, courtesy name Ngạn (彥). He was the second son of lord Nguyễn Phúc Tần. Nguyễn Phúc Thái took the title Hoằng Quốc-công (弘國公 ; National Duke of Hoằng, different from Quận-công as Local Duke). With the end of the Trịnh–Nguyễn War, not much of note happened during Nguyễn Phúc Thái's rule. It is reported that he put down an uprising by Chinese immigrants who had settled in Saigon.

In 1689, he ordered an invasion of Cambodia. However, the Vietnamese general withdrew after meeting with the Cambodian king Chei Chettha III's envoy, a beautiful woman. In 1690 Nguyễn Phúc Thái sent a more famous general, Nguyễn Hữu Hào, who also retreated after meeting the same woman, waiting for presents that never came.^[1]

On February 7, 1691, Nguyễn Phúc Thái died and was succeeded by his eldest son, Nguyễn Phúc Chu.

Map of Cochinchina showing the expansion of territory over 800 years.