Vietnamese Emperor Tu Duc

Tu Duc

Living place: Thua Thien Hue

Birthday: 22-9-1829

Global rank: #71475

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Who is Vietnamese Emperor Tu Duc?
Tu Duc, born Nguyen Phuc Thi, also known as Nguyen Phuc Hong Nham, was the fourth king of the Nguyen dynasty. As a king with the longest reign of the Nguyen Dynasty, from 1847 to 1883. He was honored with the temple name Nguyen Duc Tong.
Nguyen Phuc Thi's brother, Nguyen Phuc Hong Bao, was a who was addicted to gambling and refused to study, that's why before his death King Thieu Tri left an inheritance to Phuc Thi. At that time, Phuc Thi was only 19 years old, but he was smart and studied hard. At the beginning of October 1847, he was crowned emperor at the palace Thai Hoa, taking the era name Tu Duc, starting in 1848. When Tu Duc came to power, the court still followed the Confucian style.
Most of the courtiers under King Tu Duc were incompetent people with corrupt visions. Some people in Nghe An have gone abroad to learn new things, including Nguyen Truong To. When he returned home, Nguyen Truong To asked the king to ask for reform immediately lest he lose the country. However, because King Tu Duc listened to the wrongdoers and also because of the crisis of time at that time, he lost his country.
Under the reign of King Tu Duc, taxes were similar to those of king Minh Mang and Thieu Tri. But since the French - Spaniards captured the provinces of Cochinchina, they have to pay for military expenses of 4 million yuan. The court ordered Hau Loi Trinh to impose a high tax on the trade of opium drugs from Quang Binh to Tonkin.
This period, many wars emerged, was a time of turmoil in Dai Nam. Many uprisings against the imperial court broke out, and the French colonialists plotted to occupy Dai Nam. The Nguyen army at that time declined again because of its financial situation. The infantry is equipped with outdated equipment, the water tank does not have a new steamship, or even has enough force to protect the coast against pirates. Soldiers' fighting spirit was not high. In 1861, King Tu Duc ordered the provinces to choose healthy young men to join the army. In 1865, the court of Tu Duc opened the first exam to select the Doctorate of the Nguyen Dynasty.
Although Dai Nam had talented generals and soldiers, the times were different, but still used swords and spears. At that time, the French army had advanced guns that swords could not match. Dai Nam has abundant human resources, but weapons are lacking. The fact that the Nguyen dynasty's kings and officials could not keep up with the achievements of Western science made the troops participating in Vietnam much more backward. Because of that, Vietnam was easily invaded by the French.
However, King Tu Duc is said to be a hard-working king in governing the people. In 1850, he appointed Nguyen Tri Phuong to be the Kinh Chi ambassador of Cochinchina province, Phan Thanh Gian to be the Kinh strategy of Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Binh Thuan, Nguyen Dang Giai as Nghe An Ambassador, Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa. These officials will go to observe the business in the folk and then submit reports to the king. However, Tonkin had 40 rebellions under King Tu Duc.
In 1851, a group of foreign invaders, Luc Thang Duong, Quang Thang Duong, Duc Thang Duong, etc. harassment at Thai Nguyen. The king sent Nguyen Dang Giai to the strategic capital in Tonkin. Nguyen Dang Giai cleverly lured the "three-way enemy" back to the line. However, in 1854, when Nguyen Dang Giai died, there was chaos in the North.
King Tu Duc was considered an emperor of good character. He diligently followed the affairs of the court, without delay, and was respected by the court officials. According to "History of Vietnam", he often wears a yellow scarf and a yellow shirt, while in old age he often wears yellow pants and yellow shoes. He was praised by the world as a filial king. Although he was king, he always respectfully obeyed his mother's teachings. He also copied his mother's teachings into a book called "Tu coach Lu".
He is also considered the most literate king of the Nguyen Dynasty, which is why he highly appreciates Confucianism. He actively took care of academics, adjusted the examination to select talented people. He was particularly fond of poetry. Tu Duc read books every night. He composed many poems in Chinese characters, including the series "Ngu Che Viet's history of the bay", a bay about characters in Vietnamese history. In addition, he also had poems in Aluminum that taught the people easy to understand such as "Decades", "The Analects", "Self-studying". gathered the playwrights to the citadel, and at the same time ordered the composers of wall plays such as "Quan quang hien Thuy", "Van buu reported the story"...
On July 19, 1883, King Tu Duc died at the age of 54. His tablet is worshiped in The Mieu with the shrine name Duc Tong Anh Hoang De. His mausoleum is called Khiem Lang, located at Duong Xuan Thuong of Thua Thien.
 
 

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When was Vietnamese Emperor Tu Duc born?
Tu Duc was born in 22-9-1829, death day is 19/1883, at the age of 54.
Where is Vietnamese Emperor Tu Duc's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Tu Duc was born in Thua Thien Hue, of Vietnam. Mr, whose Zodiac is Virgo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. Tu Duc's global rank is 71475 and whose rank is 21 in list of famous Vietnamese Emperor.
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Events in 1829 and 22-9

Birthday Tu Duc (22-9) in history

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  • Day 22-9 year 1862: President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, proposing to free all slaves of rebel states as of Jan. 1, 1863.
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  • Day 22-9 year 1989: Songwriter Irving Berlin died in New York City at age 101.
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