THE NGUYEN DYNASTY AND ITS ACQUISITION OF WESTERN KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF MILITARY TECHNOLOGY (1802-1858)
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The Nguyen Dynasty was founded when Western Capitalist countries attempted to involve and increase its influence in Eastern countries, including Vietnam. Under this circumstance, the Nguyen Dynasty did not entirely “ignore” the situation, they took the initiative to accept that influence, especially to adopt military technology. In the first half of the 19th century, the Nguyen Dynasty gained some achievements in learning and adopting Western military technology which enhanced the military power of its imperial army. Adapting the historical – logical methods and documentation, the results of the study allows the researcher to describe basically the process of learning and adopting Western military technology under Nguyen Dynasty. This process was interrupted many times, so it could not help the dynasty modernize its army in Western-style.
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army, science and technology, the Nguyen Dynasty, Western
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