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Maritime Sovereignty and Governance in Seventeenth-Eighteenth Century Dang Trong: Vietnam's Strategic Role in the South China Sea
Abstract
This chapter analyzes Vietnam's role in the South China Sea maritime system during the 17th-18th centuries—a critical period for contemporary maritime sovereignty formation. Examining the Nguyen Lords' regime in Dang Trong, it demonstrates how Vietnamese polities organized, controlled, and defended maritime space amid regional trade fluctuations and international interactions. Using Vietnamese and international historical sources, the chapter explores three areas: (1) coastal port organization and foreign vessel control, including merchant management and taxation; (2) maritime security through anti-piracy operations and trade route protection; (3) sovereignty practices at SCS islands and archipelagos. The chapter argues that Vietnam actively established regional maritime order rather than remaining passive. These historical practices secured economic-security interests while establishing legal and organizational foundations for modern Vietnamese maritime policy. Examining this maritime heritage is essential for understanding continuity in Vietnam's contemporary maritime strategy.
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