Thuận Hóa

Thuận Hóa (順化, IPA: [tʰwə̂nˀ hwǎː]) was a historic territory in central Vietnam.

[1][2] From this time, Thuận Hóa was a territory where the Vietnamese, Chăms, and Lao frequently fought one another.

The Mạc dynasty usurped the throne of the Lê family to create the Northern Court, whereupon descendant of the Lê emperors was enthroned as de jure Southern court rulers by Nguyễn Kim.

[4] Because Mạc dynasty loyalists were still occupying Thuận Hóa while Trịnh Kiểm was busy fending off Mạc forces in northern Vietnam during this time, Ngọc Bảo's request was approved and Nguyễn Hoàng went south.

[7] In mid-1945; the name of Thuận Hóa was restored by Vietnamese prime minister Trần Trọng Kim but it was quickly abandoned after the decline of the Empire of Vietnam.

Thuận Hóa province
in southernmost part of the Vietnamese map in 1306. Now part of Quảng Bình , Quảng Trị , and Huế .