Lê Văn Khôi (died 1834) was the adopted son of the Vietnamese general Le Van Duyet. He led the 1833–1835 Le Van Khoi revolt against Emperor Minh Mang, but died in 1834.
As Le Van Duyet was being prosecuted and his relatives condemned, Le Van Khoi had been imprisonned, but managed to escape on May 10, 1833.[1] Soon, numerous people joined his revolt, in the desire to avenge Le Van Duyet and challenge the legitimacy of the Nguyen dynasty.[2] Le Van Khoi fortified himself into the Citadel of Saigon and asked for the help of the Siamese.[1]
Le Van Khoi died in December 1834 during the siege and was succeeded by his 8-year old son Le Van Cu.[1] The Citadel fell in September 1835, and Le Van Cu was tortured and executed, together with the French missionary Joseph Marchand.
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References
- Chapuis, Oscar (1995). A History of Vietnam: From Hong Bang to Tu Duc. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313296222.
- McLeod, Mark W. (1991). The Vietnamese response to French intervention, 1862–1874. Praeger. ISBN 0-275-93652-0.
- Choi Byung, Wook (2004). Southern Vietnam under the reign of Minh Mạng (1820–1841): central policies and local response. SEAP Publications. ISBN 0877271380.
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