He served the Nguyễn Dynasty from 1794 to 1819, and 1821 to 1826, and took the Vietnamese name of Nguyễn Văn Thắng (阮文勝).
Ia bertugas pada Dinasti Nguyễn dari 1794 sampai 1819, dan 1821 sampai 1826, dan mengambil nama Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thắng (阮文勝).