Po Ladhuanpuguh (died 1799) was the ruler of the Panduranga Kingdom of Champa (in Vietnamese, ThuáºÂn Thành) from 1793 to 1799. His Vietnamese name was Nguyá» n VÃÂn Hào (é®æÂÂ豪). He was a partisan of Nguyá» n ÃÂnh in his struggle against the Tây Sán movement that embroiled Vietnam in a civil war up to 1802. The reign of Po Ladhuanpuguh was brief and filled with struggles against local rebels.
Po Ladhuanpuguh did not belong to the Cham aristocracy but rather had a commoner background. His career was set in the tumultuous Tây Sán era that lasted from 1771 to 1802. Panduranga changed master several times during this period, between the Nguyá» n and Tây Sán factions. The Cham kings in the 1780s were appointed by the Tây Sán ruler Nguyá» n Nhạc. Among the functionaries of the Cham principality was Po Ladhuanpughuh. At one stage, he threw in his lot with the Nguyá» n leader Nguyá» n ÃÂnh, becoming his trusted lieutenant. In 1790 he conquered the region of Phan Ràfor Nguyá» n ÃÂnh, who in the meantime retook Gia ÃÂá»Ânh (present-day Ho Chi Minh City). However, Phanrang remained with the Tây Sán for the time being.
Now Po Ladhuanpuguh and the Cham ex-ruler Po Krei Brei (Nguyá» n VÃÂn Chiêu) were appointed co-rulers of ThuáºÂn Thành or Champa by Nguyá» n ÃÂnh; they were granted the title cai cá and chðá»Âng cá respectively. Po Ladhuanpuguh was the military governor, while Po Krei Brei served as the civilian governor. Since then, Champa was regarded as a province by Vietnam, instead of a country. After a short time, Po Krei Brei was relieved of his dignity since he had committed a not specified transgression. He later fled in exile to Cambodia.
That left Ladhuanpuguh as the Nguyá» n candidate for the Cham lordship. The Nguyá» n army definitely took hold of BÃÂl Canar (Phan RÃÂ) in 1793. The troops of Po Ladhuanpuguh and Nguyá» n ÃÂnh captured the Tây Sán vassal Po Tisuntiraidapuran and had him executed. From now on, the Nguyá» n faction occupied southernmost Vietnam from Gia ÃÂá»Ânh to Khánh Hòa, so that the Cham lands somewhat stabilized. Po Ladhuanpuguh was formally promoted to chðá»Âng cá of ThuáºÂn Thành in the first month of the Year of the Tiger (1794) and thus became the sole ruler of Champa. As his phó chánh trân (viceroy), Po Saong Nyung Ceng was appointed.
With the Tây Sán wars still raging, the reign of Ladhuanpuguh was turbulent and marked by a few local rebellions. Po Thong Khang, the Cham leader advocated by the Tây Sán dynasty, invaded BÃÂl Canar in 1796. The attack was however defeated with the help of Po Saong Nyung Ceng. A Malay nobleman called Tuan Phaow revolted against the Nguyá» n lords in 1796 and gave his movement an Islamic profile. Again, Po Ladhuanpuguh and Po Saong Nyung Ceng acted decisively to fight rebellion. The following year, Tuan Phaow was defeated and fled to Kelantan on the Malay Peninsula.
Po Ladhuanpuguh fell ill in 1798 and his viceroy Po Saong Nyung Ceng took over governing responsibility. He eventually died in the tenth month of the Year of the Sheep (end of 1799).