Van-Hue occupied the whole of Tunquin and a part of Cochinchina, having his capital at first in Hue and afterwards in ä¸éƒ½ Trung-do, in the province of 爻安 Nghe-an. In December of 1789 he received his investiture and seal from the Emperor of China, and being thus recognized as king of Annam, he sent to Peking the amount of two tributes. He died in 1791.