Information on the thesis "The Vauban Defense System in Vietnam - The Case of Hanoi Citadel (1805-1897)" by graduate student Cong Phuong Khuong, majoring in Vietnamese History.1. Student's Full Name: Cong Phuong Khuong 2. Gender: Male 3. Date of Birth: September 14, 1976 4. Place of Birth: Phu Thuong - Tay Ho - Hanoi 5. Decision No. 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated November 2, 2007, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 6. Thesis Title: The Vauban Defense System in Vietnam - The Case of Hanoi Citadel (1805-1897) 8. Specialization: Vietnamese History. Code: 60 22 54 9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hai Ke, Faculty of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities. 10. Summary of thesis results: Hanoi Citadel (1805-1897) was a product of the process of absorbing and applying French science, technology, and civilization – values that have been tested and affirmed by time and the practical experience of war. With its position as a political, economic, cultural, social, and military center with a long history, although no longer the capital, Hanoi Citadel was still built on a grand scale by the Nguyen dynasty, commensurate with its status as an administrative center – the northern citadel, a provincial capital. However, Hanoi Citadel failed to demonstrate its position and role and quickly failed in its first encounter with the French – the creators of the Vauban defensive architecture. Based on research, comparison, and analysis of documentary sources from Western sources and records, this thesis presents the construction process, scale, structure, and subsequent decline of Hanoi Citadel from 1805 to 1897. From the failure of Hanoi Citadel, the thesis draws some causes and lessons learned regarding the role of fortifications in military struggle; as well as the value and lessons of cultural transformation in Vietnam in the 18th and 19th centuries.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Cong Phuong Khuong 2. Sex: Male 3. Date of birth: September 14, 1976. Place of birth: Phu Thuong - TayHo- Ha Noi 5. Admission decision number:2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH Dated November 2, 2007 7. Official thesis title: Vauban fortification in Vietnam- The case of Ha Noi Catidel (1805-1897). 8. Major: Vietnam history 9. Code: 60 22 54 10. Supervisors: Prof. Dr Nguyen Hai Ke, Faculity of History - University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University - Ha Noi 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: Hanoi Citadel (1805-1897) was rusult of acquisition and application of French technology and civilization - the value that was affirmed and tested by time and war. As politico - economical, socio - cultural and military central for long time, Hanoi was not served as country capital under Nguyen dynasty but it was sizeable city adequeted to aministraion center of the North Vietnam. However, at the first confrontation with French - the achitectural owner of Vauban fortification, Hanoi was quickly fell and lost it's role and position. Based on studies, collation and comparison with West bibliography and notes, the Thesis presents the constructional process, scale and structure of Hanoi Citadel from 1805 to 1897. In the Thesis, the author also wants to draw some causes and deductions on the role of fortification in military struggle and the value of cultural reception and modification in Vietnam XVIII-XIX centuries.
