Bùi Đắc Tuyên (, died 1795) was a mandarin of the

Tây Sơn dynasty The Tây Sơn dynasty (; , (chữ Hán: 朝西山; Chữ Nôm: 茹西山), officially Đại Việt (Chữ Hán: 大越), was an imperial dynasty of Vietnam. It originated in a revolt led by three peasant brothers with the surname Nguyễn, r ...

Early life

Bùi Đắc Tuyên was born in Xuân Hòa village, Bình Phú commune, Tuy Viễn district (modern Tây Sơn District), Quy Nhơn citadel (modern thuộc huyện Tây Sơn district,

Bình Định Province Bình Định (平定) was a former northern coastal province in the South Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam. It borders Quảng Ngãi to the north, Phú Yên to the south, Gia Lai to the west and the South China Sea to the ea ...

). He was a son of Bùi Đức Lương, a moneyed man in Xuân Hòa village. Bùi Đắc Lương had three sons, Bùi Đắc Chí (father of general

Bùi Thị Xuân Bùi Thị Xuân ( vi-hantu, , d. 1802) was a Vietnamese female general during the Tây Sơn wars. One of the key figures in the Tây Sơn rebellion, known for her exceptional combat skills. She was not only a master swordswoman but also highly ...

), Bùi Đắc Trung, and Bùi Đắc Tuyên; along with two daughters, Bùi Thị Loan and Bùi Thị Nhạn (empress of Quang Trung emperor).Tây Sơn ngũ phụng thư: Bùi Thị Nhạn

Grand Preceptor under Quang Toản emperor

Although he did not have much academic knowledge, with Bùi Thị Nhạn as empress consort of Quang Trung and his cousin Quang Toản as future crown prince, Bùi Đắc Tuyên was assigned as the deputy of Ministry of Rites (Vietnamese: ''Thị Lang bộ Lễ)'' and was allowed to work in the emperor's palace. In 1792, nine-year-old

Nguyễn Quang Toản Emperor Cảnh Thịnh ( vi-hantu, ), born Nguyễn Quang Toản ( vi-hantu, ; 1783–1802), was the third and last emperor of the Tây Sơn dynasty. He followed his father Quang Trung (Nguyễn Huệ ruled 1788–1792) at the age of 9, and re ...

became emperor. He appointed Tuyên, a favourite of his, to the position of "Grand Preceptor" (Vietnamese: ''thái sư, Chinese:'' ). Tuyên, now regent of the country, subsequently banished one of the ministers, , from

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.'' Đại Nam chính biên liệt truyện'', vol. 30 His behavior angered many ministers and generals, and in 1795, Kỷ persuaded Vũ Văn Dũng to stage a coup against Tuyên. Dũng, Phạm Công Hưng, and besieged Tuyên's house and put him in prison. Dũng ordered Nguyễn Quang Thùy to arrest Ngô Văn Sở, who was a political ally of Tuyên, in

Tonkin Tonkin, also spelled Tongkin, Tonquin or Tongking, is an exonym referring to the northern region of Vietnam. During the 17th and 18th centuries, this term referred to the domain '' Đàng Ngoài'' under Trịnh lords' control, including both the ...

. At the same time, Huấn was sent to

Quy Nhơn Quy Nhon ( ) is a coastal city in Bình Định province in central Vietnam. It is composed of 16 wards and five communes with a total of . Quy Nhon was the capital of the former Bình Định province. As of 2022 its population was 481.110. H ...

to arrest Tuyên's son Bùi Đắc Trụ in

. Sở and Trụ were taken to Phú Xuân and thrown into the Perfume River together with Tuyên. The boy-emperor could do nothing but weep.''

Việt Nam sử lược ( vi-hantu, 越南史略, , lit. "Outline History of Vietnam"), was the first history text published in the Vietnamese language and the Vietnamese alphabet. It was compiled by Vietnamese historian Trần Trọng Kim. It covered the period from ...

'', Quyển 2, Tự chủ thời đại, Chương 12

References

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