In 1888, a French adventurer convinced Vietnamese tribes to crown him king

In 1888, a French government official named Charles-Marie David de Mayréna was sent into the highlands of what is now Vietnam to negotiate treaties with local tribes. Instead, he convinced the tribes to crown him king. He took the name Marie the First, established a capital at the village of Kon Gung, and declared the Kingdom of Sedang on 3 June 1888. — Read the rest

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