Định Tường province

Định Tường (定祥省) was a former province of Vietnam under the Nguyễn dynasty and the South Vietnam.

History

In 1832, Định Tường province was first established when Emperor Minh Mạng divided Lower Cochinchina into Six Provinces.

In the 5th year under Gia Long (1806), Gò Công together with Bến Tre belonged to Kiến Hòa canton of Kiến An prefecture, Định Tường province. In the 12th year under Minh Mạng (1831), Gò Công was separated to form Tân Hòa district. In the 1st year under Thiệu Trị (1841), Gò Công was merged into Tân An prefecture of Gia Định province, Bến Tre stayed in Định Tường province.

Under the reign of Tự Đức (1847 – 1883), two of three main river islands that formed Bến Tre ( and Bảo island) were merged to Vĩnh Long province under the name Hoằng Trị prefecture, only the northern remained in Kiến An prefecture of Định Tường.

In April 1861, the French - Spanish coalition captured Mỹ Tho, followed by Biên Hòa in December. The Nguyễn dynasty was forced to sign the Treaty of Saigon (1862), ceding three eastern provinces of Lower Cochinchina, including Định Tường to the French.

Under the Second Republic, the original Định Tường covered five provinces: , , Kiến Hòa, Gò Công, the new Định Tường, and a portion of Long An province.

In 1976, Định Tường province and Gò Công province were officially merged to form Tiền Giang province.

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