emperor minh mang & thieu tri Flashcards
when? [mm]
1820
what happened to catholic missionaries?
lost their privieldged position
who was the emperor? mm
a confucian scholar
what did he fear? *
the foreign religion would undermine the unity of the Vietnamese society
who converted to Catholicism?
poor Vietnamese particularly in the north
what was introduced to them[poor vietnamese in the north]?
western teachings that went against the confucian principles
how were the french missionaries seen?
helping rebels to fight the ruling dynasty in hope of establishing a dynasty that would be more favourable to their activities
what did the emperor keep Vietnam safe from? mm
foreign influence
how did emperor keep Vietnam safe? mm
checking the spread of catholicism
what were the three steps taken in 1825?
banned the catholic missionaries from entering vietnam
executed many missionaries, and converts, destroyed their churches too
closed borders to any foreign ships
who took over after minh mang death
thieu tri
when? tt
1841
what did he do to the persecution?
intensified it
when did the persecution peak? under whose rule?
1950s, emperor tu duc
