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Lê Ngọc Hân
Princess Lê Thị Ngọc Hân (chữ Hán: 黎玉昕, 1770 – 1799) also known as Ngọc Hân or Bắc Cung Hoàng Hậu (Empress of the Northern Palace), was a famous historical figure in 18th-century Vietnam. She was a princess of the Later Lê dynasty, and later became the second wife of Emperor Quang Trung (Nguyễn Huệ) one of Vietnam’s greatest military leaders. Her life has often been romanticized as a love story between a noble princess and a rising general. Ngọc Hân came from a royal family in decline, while Nguyễn Huệ who had peasant origins was the leader of the Tây Sơn rebellion, a revolutionary force threatening the Lê dynasty’s continued existence. Biography Lê Ngọc Hân was born on April 27, 1770 in the royal capital of Thăng LongTheo TS. Trương Văn Quả, tr. 331.. (modern-day Hanoi). She was the 9th or possibly 21st daughter of Emperor Lê Hiển Tông. Her mother, Nguyễn Thị Huyền, held the title Chiêu Nghi (a high-ranking impe ...
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Chữ Hán
( , ) are the Chinese characters that were used to write Literary Chinese in Vietnam, Literary Chinese (; ) and Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary in Vietnamese language, Vietnamese. They were officially used in Vietnam after the Red River Delta region was incorporated into the Han dynasty and continued to be used until the early 20th century. Terminology The main Vietnamese term used for Chinese characters is (). It is made of meaning 'character' and 'Han (referring to the Han dynasty)'. Other synonyms of includes ( , literally 'Confucianism, Confucian characters') and ( ) which was borrowed directly from Chinese. was first mentioned in Phạm Đình Hổ's essay ( ), where it initially described a calligraphic style of writing Chinese characters. Over time, however, the term evolved and broadened in scope, eventually coming to refer to the Chinese script in general. This meaning came from the viewpoint that the script belonged to followers of Confucianism. This is further s ...
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Gia Lâm District
''Gia'' is a 1998 American biographical drama television film about the life and times of one of the first supermodels, Gia Carangi. The film stars Angelina Jolie as Gia and Faye Dunaway as Wilhelmina Cooper, with Mercedes Ruehl and Elizabeth Mitchell. It was directed by Michael Cristofer and written by Cristofer and Jay McInerney. The original music score was composed by Terence Blanchard. The film premiered on January 31, 1998 on HBO. Plot Gia Carangi is a Philadelphia native who moves to New York City to become a fashion model and immediately catches the attention of the powerful agent Wilhelmina Cooper. Gia's attitude and beauty help her rise quickly to the forefront of the modeling industry. However, her persistent loneliness, especially after the death of Wilhelmina, drives her to use mood-altering drugs such as cocaine and heroin. She becomes entangled in a passionate affair with Linda, a make-up artist. Their love affair first starts when both pose nude for a phot ...
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Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, Autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions of Guangxi and Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet, as well as Southeast Asian countries Myanmar (Burma), Vietnam, and Laos. Yunnan is China's fourth least developed province based on disposable income per capita in 2014. Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with high elevations in the Northwest and low elevations in the Southeast. Most of the population lives in the eastern part of the province. In the west, the altitude can vary from the mountain peaks to river valleys as much as . Yunnan is rich in natural resources and has the largest diversity of plant life in China. Of the approximately 30,000 species of Vascular plant, higher plants in China, Yunnan has perhaps 17, ...
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Prince Regent
A prince regent or princess regent is a prince or princess who, due to their position in the line of succession, rules a monarchy as regent in the stead of a monarch, e.g., as a result of the sovereign's incapacity (minority or illness) or absence (e.g., by remoteness, such as exile or long voyage, or the absence of an incumbent). While the term itself can have the generic meaning and refer to any prince or princess who fills the role of regent, historically it has mainly been used to describe a small number of individual princes and princesses who were regents of non-principalities. Prince Regent of the United Kingdom In the English language the title ''Prince Regent'' is most commonly associated with George IV, who held the style His Royal Highness The Prince Regent during the Regency era due to the incapacity (by dint of mental illness) of his father, George III (see Regent for other regents). Regent's Park, Regent Street and Regent's Canal (which he commissioned) in ...
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Vũ Văn Nhậm
Vũ Văn Nhậm (武文任, ?–1788) was a general of Tây Sơn dynasty. At first Nhậm was a low-ranking officer of Nguyễn lord. Later, he committed a crime and had to join Tây Sơn army. Nguyễn Nhạc appreciated his bravery, and married a daughter to him. In 1788, Nhậm was sent north to arrest Nguyễn Hữu Chỉnh by Nguyễn Huệ. Ngô Văn Sở and Phan Văn Lân followed the army to assist him. Actually, Sở and Lân were sent to watch him. Chỉnh was swiftly defeated and fled together with Lê Chiêu Thống. Later, Chỉnh was captured and executed, but Nhậm could not find Lê Chiêu Thống. In order to gain popularity among Northern Vietnamese, Nhậm install Lê Duy Cận as "Prince Regent" (監國 ''giám quốc''), but very few people support them. Every day he walked to Nhậm's camp to discuss national affairs, and Nhậm did not know how to deal with the relationship between them. Sở and Lân regarded it as treason, and reported Nhậm's a ...
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Thuận Hóa
Thuận Hóa (, ) was a historic territory in central Vietnam. It consisted of the modern provinces of southern Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Huế (historically, Thừa Thiên–Thuận Hóa), Da Nang, and northern Quảng Nam. In 1306, the king of Champa, Chế Mân, offered Vietnam two Cham prefectures, Ô (Cham: "Vuyar") and Lý (Cham:" Ulik"), in exchange for a marriage with the Vietnamese princess Huyền Trân.Chapius, p. 85. The Vietnamese emperor Trần Anh Tông accepted this offer, then took and renamed Ô prefecture and Lý prefecture as Thuận prefecture and Hóa prefecture. These prefectures soon began to be referred to collectively as the Thuận Hóa region. From this time, Thuận Hóa was a territory where the Vietnamese, Chăms, and Lao frequently fought one another. In 1466, during the reign of emperor Lê Thánh Tông, Thuận Hóa became one of the 12 prefectures of Vietnam and later became a province of Vietnam. The Mạc dynasty usurped the throne ...
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Lê Chiêu Thống
Lê Chiêu Thống (1765–1793), born Lê Duy Khiêm and later Lê Duy Kỳ, was the last emperor of the Vietnamese Later Lê dynasty. He was overthrown by the Tây Sơn dynasty. He appealed to the Qing dynasty of China to help regain the throne but failed after losing the Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa. Afterwards, he no longer received support from the Qing Qianlong Emperor, relatives of the Later Lê imperial family were imprisoned in Vietnam, and he died in China. Furthermore, the Qianlong emperor banished the remaining members of the Lê family to border regions of the Qing dynasty such as Xinjiang and Heilongjiang. Early life Lê Duy Khiêm was the eldest son of Lê Duy Vĩ who was the first crown prince of emperor Lê Hiển Tông.Dang Viet Thuy & Dang Thanh Trung, p. 248. After Khiêm's father was killed by the ninth Trịnh lord Trịnh Sâm in 1771, he was jailed. In 1783, lord Trịnh Khải deposed crown prince Lê Duy Cận and made Lê Duy Khiêm crown pr ...
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Lê Duy Cận
Lê Duy Cận ( vi-hantu, 黎維𬓑, ?–?) or Lê Duy Cẩn, was a Vietnamese prince during Revival Lê dynasty. Cận was the second son of Lê Hiển Tông. In 1769, his elder brother, Lê Duy Vĩ, was stripped of his position as Crown Prince and imprisoned by Trịnh Sâm. In the same year, Cận was proclaimed as the new Crown Prince. In 1782, Trịnh Khải staged a coup and came into power, Cận was deposed and granted the title Sùng Nhượng Công (崇讓公).''Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư'', :s:zh:大越史記全書/續編卷之五, Basic Records, continued compilation 5 In 1787, Tây Sơn dynasty, Tây Sơn general Vũ Văn Nhậm led an army to attack Thăng Long (modern Hanoi). Lê Chiêu Thống, the successor of Lê Hiển Tông, fled to Bảo Lộc mountain, and Nhậm could not find him. In order to gain popularity among Northern Vietnamese, Nhậm install Cận as "Prince Regent" (監國 ''giám quốc''), but very few people support them. Every day h ...
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Phạm Thị Liên
Phạm Thị Liên (范氏蓮, 1758–1791) was an empress consort of Tây Sơn dynasty, Vietnam. Born in Quy Nhơn, Bình Định Province. According to ''Đại Nam chính biên liệt truyện'', she was maternal half-sister of Bùi Đắc Tuyên and Bùi Văn Nhật. She married Nguyễn Huệ, and was crowned the empress and received the noble title ''Chính Cung hoàng hậu'' (正宮皇后) when she was thirty. She had three sons and two daughters, the eldest son was Nguyễn Quang Toản.'' Đại Nam chính biên liệt truyện'', vol. 30 Liên died in 1791, and received the posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary Personal name, name given mainly to revered dead people in East Asian cultural sphere, East Asian culture. It is predominantly used in Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. ... ''Nhân Cung Ðoan Tĩnh Trinh Thục Nhu Thuần Vũ Hoàng chính hậu'' (仁恭端靜貞淑武皇正后). References ...
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Nguyễn Hữu Chỉnh
Nguyễn Hữu Chỉnh ( vi-hantu, 阮有整, 1741–1788) was an official during the Revival Lê dynasty in Vietnam. Chỉnh was a disciple of Hoàng Ngũ Phúc. He had been sent to Tây Sơn as a diplomat. Nguyễn Nhạc admired him for his eloquence. Later, Chỉnh became Hoàng Đình Bảo's right hand. In 1782, Bảo was killed by Trịnh Khải, and Chỉnh fled to Tây Sơn. In 1786, he encouraged Nguyễn Huệ to march north. Trịnh lord was overthrown by Huệ. Lê Hiển Tông, the emperor of Lê dynasty, met Huệ in the palace. Chỉnh suggested that Huệ should recognise the dominance of Lê dynasty in northern Vietnam (Đàng Ngoài), and marry with Princess Lê Ngọc Hân. Huệ accepted, and Tây Sơn retreated from northern Vietnam, but Huệ regarded Chỉnh as a traitor to Trịnh lord, and left him in northern Vietnam.''Việt Nam sử lược'', Quyển 2, Chương 9 Chỉnh thus had to stay in his birthland, Nghệ An Province.'' Đại Nam chín ...
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