Phan Văn Hớn

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Phan Văn Hớn (c. 1830–1886) also called Phan Công Hớn was a Vietnamese farmer who led a revolt against the French in Saigon in 1885. The rural revolt occurred in the Mười tám Thôn vườn trầu ("Eighteen Betel Nut Gardens" vi:18 thôn vườn trầu) of Hóc Môn District's Bà Điểm commune.[1]

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  1. ^ Erik Harms Saigon's Edge: On the Margins of Ho Chi Minh City 2011 – Page 29 "In history books, Hóc Môn's Bà Điểm commune is famous for the failed anti-French uprising led by Phan Văn Hớn and Nguyễn Văn Quá in February 1885. The name of the uprising, Uprising of the Eighteen Areca Garden Villages, indicates that this was a rural zone known mostly for its production of areca nuts and betel leaf and,"