Emperor Đồng Khánh (同慶帝; [unknown] - 1889) was the 9^th Emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam. He reigned between 1885 and 1889, and was considered one of the most despised emperors of his era. Little is known of him, presumably because most Vietnamese historians were too ashamed to write down the details of his reign. 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. ... The Nguyễn Dynasty (阮朝) was a line of rulers of Vietnam in the 19th century to mid-20th century. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A historian is a person who studies history. ...

Đồng Khánh's birthname was Nguyễn Cảnh Tông. He was the son of Prince Nguyễn Phúc Huong Hoiou Cai, but because his uncle, the Tự Đức Emperor, had no children, he was adopted and made the Duke of Kiên Giang. Đồng Khánh, however, did not succeed to the throne until four others, Đức Đức, Hiệp Hoà, Kiến Phúc and Hàm Nghi were all enthroned, and removed in the year after the death of Tự Đức. Emperor Tá»± Đức Emperor Tá»± Đức was the 4th Emperor of the Nguyá»…n Dynasty of Vietnam and reigned from 1847-1883. ... Kien Giang is a southern province of Vietnam known for fishing and rice farming. ... Emperor Dục Đức was the 5th Emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyá»…n Dynasty and reigned in 1883. ... Emperor Hiệp Hoà was the 6th emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyá»…n Dynasty and reigned in 1883. ... Emperor Kiến Phúc was born in 1868, he was the nephew-turned-adopted son of Emperor Tá»± Đức. ... Emperor Hàm Nghi Emperor Hàm Nghi (咸宜帝) was the 8th Emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyá»…n Dynasty. ...

Đồng Khánh came to the throne because of the events of July 4, 1885, when the regent, Ton That Thuyet, kidnapped the young Hàm Nghi Emperor from the Forbidden City, and took him to the mountains as the figurehead of a revolutionary movement against the French. To take away the legitimacy of Hàm Nghi, the French enthroned Nguyễn Cảnh Tông, who took the era name of "Đồng Khánh". July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). ... Emperor Hàm Nghi Emperor Hàm Nghi (咸宜帝) was the 8th Emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyá»…n Dynasty. ... Overview of the Forbidden City The Forbidden City or Forbidden Palace (Chinese: 紫禁城; Pinyin: Zǐjìn Chéng; literally Purple Forbidden City), located at the exact center of the ancient city of Beijing, was the imperial palace during the mid-Ming and the Qing dynasties. ... See also: ERA (disambiguation page). ...

From the first, Đồng Khánh was completely under the control of the French, and dependent on their goodwill. This was displayed in his first action, which was to go in person to the French Resident Superior to thank him for raising him to the throne. This was a very unpopular action with huge symbolic outrages. First, the "exalted Yellow Emperor" never had to go himself to see anyone; people always had to come to him, otherwise it would seem that they are greater than the Emperor. Second, as the "Son of Heaven", it was outrageous to thank someone else (especially a foreigner) for making him, "Emperor", as his only source of authority was supposed to be the 'Mantle of Heaven', and Heaven was the only one he was answerable to.

Overall, Đồng Khánh's reign was one praised by the French for his "cooperation", and cursed by the Vietnamese for "collaboration". His troops brutally helped suppress the independence movement of Ham Nghi, and gave legitimation to the formation of the French "Union of Indochina", taking firmer control over Vietnam. When the French commanded Đồng Khánh to make a tour of the country to tell the people to cooperate and be submissive, the people were so outraged that they attacked his procession. Khanh was forced to flee. The French arranged for his return to Huế on an armed fleet of junks, and they kept him isolated from then onwards. Đồng Khánh was, nevertheless, happy with this arrangement, as he was more concerned about his own personal comfort, rather than the welfare of the people. He subsequently became very sick, addicted to medicine, and suffered hallucinations. His sickness finally overcame him, and he died in 1889. French Indochina was a federation of French colonies and protectorates in Southeast Asia, part of the French colonial empire. ... Huế is a city in Vietnam. ... Junk may refer to: Junk (ship), sailing vessel of Chinese origin Junk (Transformers), fictional planet in the Transformers universe Junk (novel), by Melvin Burgess Junk (film), 2000 Japanese zombie film Waste, as in worthless material Hard drugs, junk being a slang term for that junk, slang for male genitals junk...

After Đồng Khánh's death, the French did not allow any of his children to succeed him, reverting back instead to the line of Nguyễn Đức Đức. However, after both successive monarchs proved uncooperative, the French turned back to the line of their most submissive collaborator, and enthroned Đồng Khánh's son as "Emperor Khải Định". Định was succeeded by his son, Bảo Đại, the last Emperor. Both emperors willingly cooperated with the French as well. Emperor Khải Định Emperor Khải Định (啟定帝)(Nguyá»…n Buu Dao) was the 12th Emperor of the Nguyá»…n Dynasty. ... Emperor Bao Dai Bảo Đại (保大) (October 22, 1913 – July 30, 1997) was the last Emperor of Vietnam, the 13th and last Emperor of the Nguyá»…n Dynasty. ...

The First Lady of South Vietnam from (1951-1963), Madame Nhu, is the granddaughter of Đồng Khánh. First Lady is an unoffical term that is sometimes applied to the female spouse of a male head of state or head of government. ... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809 km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Madame Nhu Madame Nhu (born 1924 in Hanoi, Vietnam), also known as Madame Ngô Ðình Nhu and born Trần Lệ Xuân (Chu Nom: 陳麗春), was First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963. ...