JEAN CHESNEAUX


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Jean Chesneaux

They preached equality in everything. And faithful to their doctrine, these forerunners of modern socialism robbed Mandarins and the rich of their property, which they distributed to the poor. The villages laboring under exorbitant tribute [taxes] were willing to swear allegiance.
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The Tay Son Rebellion had overthrown the Nguyen Lords in the South by 1783 and then the Trinh Lords in the North in 1789. The revolutionary unification of Vietnam was short lived when Hue, the conqueror of the North, died in 1792. See {42229} for a reason for the very high taxes.

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