Thiệu Trị
monarch
Who was Thiệu Trị?
Third emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty who ruled Vietnam from 1841 to 1847, implementing isolationist policies and persecuting Catholic missionaries. He strengthened central authority but his anti-foreign stance contributed to later French colonial intervention.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Thiệu Trị (CC BY-SA 4.0).