Nguyễn Cư Trinh (1716–1767): His original name is Nguyễn Đăng Nghi,

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is Cư Trinh, en nameare Đạm Am, Đường Qua and Hạo Nhiên,

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is Nghi Biểu Hầu (儀表侯), then was given another title Tân Minh Hầu by a King of

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. He was a famous General as well as Notable in the age of King

Nguyễn Phúc Khoát Nguyễn Phúc Khoát (26 September 1714 – 7 July 1765) was one of the Nguyễn lords who ruled over the southern portion of Vietnam from the 16th-18th centuries. Also known as Chúa Võ (主武) or Võ vương (武王) (roughly ''Martial King'' ...

and King

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. In addition, he made a great contribution to protecting the south border and expanding the border toward the South. He was renowned for his integrity, loyalty and diploma.

Biography

Nguyễn Cư Trinh was born in An Hòa commune, ''tổng''a kind of administrative unit in the past An Hòa, ''Hương Trà'' district, ''phủ'' Triệu Phong, Thuận Hóa area,Phủ biên tạp lục,

Lê Quý Đôn (chữ Hán: (; 2 August 1726 – 11 June 1784), , on his pen name is Doãn Hậu , and Quế Đường was an 18th-century Vietnamese poet, encyclopedist, and government official. His pseudonym was Quế - Đường. He was a native of Duye ...

, trang 79. now known as An Hòa ward,

Huế Huế (formerly Thừa Thiên Huế province) is the southernmost coastal Municipalities of Vietnam, city in the North Central Coast region, the Central Vietnam, Central of Vietnam, approximately in the center of the country. It borders Quảng ...

city, Thừa Thiên-Huế Province.

References

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