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Originally, many thước of varying lengths were in use in Vietnam, each used for different purposes. According to Hoàng Phê (1988), [1] the traditional system of units had at least two thước of different lengths before 1890, [2] the thước ta (lit. "our ruler") or thước mộc ("wooden ruler"), equal to 0.425 metres (1 ft 4.7 in), and the thước đo vải ("ruler for measuring ...
Nguyễn Đình Chiểu was born in the southern province of Gia Định, the location of modern Saigon.He was of gentry parentage; his father was a native of Thừa Thiên–Huế, near Huế; but, during his service to the imperial government of Emperor Gia Long, he was posted south to serve under Lê Văn Duyệt, the governor of the south.
Southeast Asia in the 13th century; Lý Chiêu Hoàng ruled Dai Viet, in the northeast of the map. Lý Chiêu Hoàng ([li˦˥ ciə̯w˧˧ hwaːŋ˨˩] chữ Hán: 李昭皇, September 1218 – 1278), personal name Lý Phật Kim (李佛金) later renamed to Lý Thiên Hinh (李天馨), was the ninth and last sovereign of the Lý dynasty, empress of Đại Việt from 1224 to 1225.
Đồng Xoài (listen ⓘ) is the capital city of Bình Phước Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam.The city was the site of the 1965 Battle of Đồng Xoài during the Vietnam War.