Phan Thanh Giản

Phan Thanh Giản
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Phan Thanh Giản in Paris in 1863.
BornNovember 11, 1796
Ba Thanh village, Biên Hòa
DiedAugust 4, 1867
Other namesCourtesy name (tự): Đạm Như ()
Pseudonym (hiệu): Lương Khê ().
OrganizationNguyễn 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.