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1782 Saigon massacre
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The 1782 Saigon Massacre was a massacre of ethnic Chinese carried out by the Vietnamese Tây Sơn rebels under the leadership of NguyỠn Nhạc in 1782 in the city of Saigon, which is modern-day Ho Chi Minh City.
| Saigon massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Saigon, modern-day Ho Chi Minh City |
| Date | 1782 |
| Target | Chinese |
| Deaths | 4,000â20,000 |
| Injured | Unknown |
| Perpetrators | The Vietnamese Tây Sơn forces under NguyỠn Nhạc |
During the early phase of the Vietnamese civil war of 1771â1802, many Chinese formed a military group called the Hoà NghÄ©a army that fought for the Nguyen lord who was the Tây SÆ¡n's enemy. In 1782 the Tây SÆ¡n led by Nguyá» n Nhạc launched an attack on Saigon and succeeded in capturing the city. However, one of Nhạc's key lieutenants was killed by an ethnic Chinese general fighting for the Nguyen. Nhạc decided to clean out Chinese settlers in Saigon.[1] Tây SÆ¡n troops burned and pillaged the shops of Chinese merchants and massacred thousands of Chinese residents. This was more generally reflected by Tây SÆ¡n's anger at the increasing support given by the Chinese community to their Nguyen rivals. After this victory, the Tây SÆ¡n leaders returned north in June, leaving the city in the hands of their lieutenants.[2] Estimates of the Chinese civilian death toll range from 4,000 to 20,000.[3][4]
