Nguyễn Cửu Đàm (阮久潭, ? - 1777) was a Vietnamese general under the Nguyễn lords. He built the defensive wall around Saigon in 1772 to protect the newly acquired southern territories against the Siamese army.[1]
Nguyễn also built the Kênh Ruột Ngựa (Sino-Vietnamese: Mã Trường Giang) "Horse Entrails Canal."[2]
References
edit- ^ Erik Harms Saigon's Edge: On the Margins of Ho Chi Minh City 2011 - Page 37 "Although most sources identify the founding of what is now Ho Chi Minh City with the military occupation of the area, the naming of districts, and the establishment of administrative works by Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh in 1698, Professor Nguyễn Đình Đầu argues that it did not become a true “city” until Nguyễn Cửu Đàm built an 8.5km crescent wall (Bán Bích Lũy) in 1772 to protect it against the Siamese threat."
- ^ Seminar on Vietnamese Studies - Volume 1 - Page 183 1997 - "In the fall of 1772, the Nguyen general Nguyen Cuu Dam ordered that a canal be dug from the Cat River northward (what is now Cho Lon). This canal was named Horse Entrails [Ruot Ngua] because of its shape.14 During this period a number ...
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