Nguyễn Khản (, 1734 - 1787),

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Đức Như (德如),

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Thuật Hiên (述軒) or Escape Oldman at Hồng Mountain (鴻山遯翁),

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Hoành-Mẫn tiên-sinh thượng-đẳng tối-linh phúc-thần (橫敏先生上等最靈福神), was an Annamese official and poet.

Biography

Nguyễn Khản was born in 1734 in Tiên Điền village, Nghi Xuân district, Đức Quang prefect, Nghệ An region of the

Revival Lê dynasty The Revival Lê dynasty ( vi, Nhà Lê trung hưng 茹黎中興; Hán-Việt: 黎中興朝 ''Lê trung hưng triều''), also called the Later Lê Restoration, was a Vietnamese dynasty that existed between 1533 and 1789. The Primal Lê dynasty ( ...

. He was the first child (of 21 children) of the Chancellor Nguyễn Nghiễm. Nguyễn Khản was a child of his father's first wife (of 8 women) who has a name Đặng Thị Dương, she was the second daughter of official Đặng Sĩ Vinh. He passed the official government examination as a Jinshi in 1760 and then became a teacher of the Crown Prince

Trịnh Tông Trịnh is a Vietnamese family name, which is also common in some countries such as Korea (Jung, Jeong). A considerable portion of families that bear the surname Trinh are ethnically Vietnamese. Notable people *Trịnh Như Khuê, First Cardin ...

. So he changed his name as Nguyễn Hân (阮欣). In 1767, lord Trịnh Sâm changed his name as Nguyễn Lệ (阮儷). In 1778, he re-changed his name as Nguyễn Khản.Nguyễn Khản like the talented minister
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Works

Genealogy

Family

* Father : Nguyễn Nghiễm (阮儼, 1708 - 1776) * Mother : Đặng Thị Dương (鄧氏陽 ;

Ôn 温) * Brothers : Nguyễn Nễ,

Nguyễn Du Nguyễn Du (; 3 January 1766 – 16 September 1820), pen names Tố Như () and Thanh Hiên (), is a celebrated Vietnamese poet. He is most known for writing the epic poem ''The Tale of Kiều''. Biography Youth Nguyễn Du was born in a gre ...

* Sisters :

Spouse

* Đặng Thị Vệ (1736 - 1783) ** 2 daughters : Nguyễn Thị Bành, Nguyễn Thị Thái * ..Thủy (1743 - 1780) ** 3 sons : Nguyễn Tuấn, Nguyễn Lễ, Nguyễn Hân * ? ** 5 sons : Nguyễn Tiệp, Nguyễn Bằng, Nguyễn Đường, Nguyễn Đảng, Nguyễn Xưng ** 3 daughters : Nguyễn Thị Xuân, Nguyễn Thị Nga, Nguyễn Thị Hương

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