VINH TE CANAL IN THE SOUTHWESTERN FRONTIER DEFENSE STRATEGY OF NGUYEN DYNASTY IN THE PERIOD 1824 - 1867

Abstract

The Southwestern border was a newly discovered land during the Nguyen dynasty, therefore the need for protection and development became an important issue in the process of defending the country and affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty against foreign invaders. In order to solve these problems, the Nguyen dynasty established the Vinh Te canal as an effective solution. Using historical, logical, and interdisciplinary methods, the research findings shed light on the strategic factors of the Vinh Te canal in the defense work on the southwestern border region during the Nguyen dynasty. This article clearly represents the birth of the Vinh Te canal while also thoroughly analyzing its role, effect, and value in promoting national defense resources to meet the Nguyen dynasty’s national defense strategy on the southwestern border in the period 1824-1867. This research result contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the value of canals in the Nguyen dynasty’s defense policy on the southwestern border region in the nineteenth century.