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