Emperor Hiệp Hòa was the sixth emperor of the Vietnam

Vietnam

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ese Nguyễn Dynasty and reigned for four months (30 July 1883 - 29 November 1883). He presided over his nation’s defeat by the French

France

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 navy

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 at the Battle of Thuan An

Battle of Thuan An

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 in August 1883, and on 25 August 1883 he signed a treaty which made Vietnam a protectorate

Protectorate

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 of France, ending Vietnam’s independence. For this, he was deposed and forced to commit suicide

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