Nguyen Thien Thuat memorial area

Nguyen Thien Thuat memorial area

Nguyen Thien Thuat (1844 - 1926), pseudonym Manh Hieu, from Xuan Duc village, Bach Sam district, Duong Hao district (now Xuan Dao village, Xuan Duc commune, My Hao town). Born in a poor Confucian family, in 1870, Nguyen Thien Thuat passed the baccalaureate. In 1874, he was instrumental in suppressing the enemy in Kinh Mon prefecture (Hai Duong) and was appointed as the state regent. In 1876, he passed his bachelor's degree and held the position of governor of the Tu Son government. He worked as an honest, fair, civil and martial mandarin. In the year of the Cat (1879), he held the position of Tan Tuong Quan, and in 1881, he held the position of Huong Hoa Son, Chief Minister of the Office, and Tan Tuong Quan, Deputy Commander of Son Tay province. Therefore, at that time he was called Tan Thuat or Tan Dong (because he was from Eastern province). When the French colonialists invaded Tonkin, Nguyen Thien Thuat twice resisted royal orders, determined to fight the French. The first time, he retreated to Dong Trieu, often contacting Dinh Gia Que - leader of the Bai Say insurgent army, recruiting and developing insurgent forces in the delta. On November 12, 1883, Nguyen Thien Thuat's insurgent army attacked Hai Duong province to surround the enemy, but the force was still weak, so he had to retreat. The second time at the end of 1883, after signing the Harmand treaty, the court continued to make concessions to the French colonialists, dismissed troops in Tonkin and required mandarins to return to the capital to wait for instructions. Nguyen Thien Thuat brought The army went to Hung Hoa (Tuyen Quang) with Nguyen Quang Bich to defend the citadel. In March 1884, Hung Hoa citadel fell, he and a number of generals determined to stay and fight against the French. After Lang Son citadel fell (March 1885), Nguyen Thien Thuat fled to Long Chau (China) to prepare forces to continue fighting. In July 1885, King Ham Nghi issued Can Vuong decree, Nguyen Thien Thuat returned to the country to establish Bai Say base, led the uprising against the French, continuing the career of the Dinh family (at this time Dinh Gia Que had passed away). ). King Ham Nghi conferred on him the title "Bac Ky Hiep Thong Military Mandarin Gia Chan Lieutenant General", the people also called him Mandarin Hiep Thong, and many talented generals followed him. Bai Say was a particularly strategically important area in the Red River Delta at that time. With such a prime location, right from the time the French army invaded the Tonkin provinces (1883), Bai Say was built into a base against the French colonialists of the Dinh Gia Que insurgent army. Since 1885, based on the base area that the Dinh family had previously built, with the strategic vision of a military man, Nguyen Thien Thuat continued to expand the Bai Say base area to almost every government and district. of Hung Yen and Hai Duong provinces, including Khoai Chau, Van Lam, Van Giang, My Hao, Yen My,... With the wise leadership of Nguyen Thien Thuat, the Can Vuong movement on Bai Say land quickly broadcast developed in all aspects, becoming one of the largest anti-French centers at the end of the 19th century in Tonkin. In 1888, Hoang Cao Khai sent troops to suppress the movement, using Dong Khanh's name to bribe and persuade Nguyen Thien Thuat to surrender and promise to restore his title. Nguyen Thien Thuat wrote in this document the four words "Bat khang thu chi" (Refuses to accept instructions). Afterwards, he handed over power to his younger brother, Nguyen Thien Ke, to continue maintaining the uprising, going to China with the policy of asking for aid to strengthen anti-French forces. During the rest of his life in China, Nguyen Thien Thuat often contacted Ton That Thuyet and a number of comrades, including Nguyen Chi Thuong, his second son. Later, Thuong was captured and sent to Con Dao. He, together with Foreign Marquis Cuong De and Phan Boi Chau, went to Dong Kinh to establish the "Vietnam Duy Tan Phuc National Assembly" with the purpose of finding ways to liberate the nation, expand people's knowledge, and create conditions to bring Vietnamese students abroad. studying abroad,... Nguyen Thien Thuat died on May 25, 1926. His grave is located on a hill in Quan Kieu village, on the outskirts of Nanning city, Guangxi province (China). The tombstone is engraved with the words "Vietnam revolution. Late General Nguyen Cong Thien Thuat - Tomb. On January 30, 2005, his remains were moved to be buried in Xuan Duc commune, My Hao district, Hung Yen province. General Nguyen Thien Thuat's memorial area is located on Xuan Nhan land - where the forward guard post of the old Bai Say insurgent army was located, with a total area of ​​1621.9m2, including many items: gate, memorial house, house. stele, grave of General Nguyen Thien Thuat and relief wall. The Bai Say Uprising (1885 - 1892) was the largest, longest-lasting and most resonant uprising in the Northern Delta region during the "Can Vuong" movement against the French colonialists at the end of the 19th century. The uprising lasted a decade, going through three stages, associated with the names of three leaders: Dinh Gia Que, Nguyen Thien Thuat and Nguyen Thien Ke. But it can be affirmed that Nguyen Thien Thuat is the most typical leader, the soul of the Bai Say uprising. With the above values, Nguyen Thien Thuat Memorial Area, Xuan Duc commune, My Hao town, Hung Yen province has been ranked a national historical relic by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Decision No. 3077/Decision - Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism dated October 27, 2020./. Source Department of Cultural Heritage.

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