Phan Thanh Giản
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Phan Thanh Giản (November 11, 1796– August 4, 1867) was a Grand Counsellor at the Nguyễn court in Vietnam. He led an embassy to France in 1863, and committed suicide when France completed the invasion of Southern Vietnam (Cochinchina) in 1867.
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Phan Thanh Giản 潘清簡 | |
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Born | November 11, 1796 |
Died | August 4, 1867 |
Other names | Courtesy name (tự): Đạm Như (淡如) Pseudonym (hiệu): Lương Khê (梁溪). |
Organization | Nguyễn dynasty |
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Negotiator of the Treaty of Saigon. Ambassador to France. Governor. |
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