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Which dynasty ruled the territories that constitute modern-day Vietnam before the Nguyễn Dynasty?

  • Hồ dynasty

  • Trịnh lords

  • Lý Dynasty

  • Trần Dynasty

Answer

The Trịnh lords ruled the territories that constitute modern-day Vietnam before the Nguyễn Dynasty. They were a powerful family of feudal lords who controlled the northern part of the country from the 16th to the 18th centuries. The Trịnh lords were rivals to the Nguyễn lords, who controlled the southern part of the country.
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