Nguyễn Cửu Đàm (阮久潭, ? - 1777) was a Vietnamese general under the Nguyễn lords. He built the defensive wall around Saigon in 1772 to protect the newly acquired southern territories against the Siamese army.[1]
Nguyễn also built the Kênh Ruột Ngựa (Sino-Vietnamese: Mã Trường Giang) "Horse Entrails Canal."[2]