Cao Bá Quát
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Cao Bá Quát | |
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| Born | 1808 |
| Died | 1855 (aged 46–47) |
| Cause of death | Killed in action or executed (disputed) |
| Occupations | Civil Servant, Poet, Rebellion leader |
| Era | Nguyễn Dynasty |
| Known for | Mỹ Lương uprising against Emperor Tự Đức (1854-1856) |
| Relatives | Cao Bá Nhạ (nephew) |
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| Language | Literary Chinese, Nôm (Sino-Vietnamese) |
| Genre | Đường luật (Vietnamese adaptation of Tang poetry), Phú, Satire, Legend, Personal essay |
Cao Bá Quát (高伯适, 1809–1855) was a Vietnamese poet and revolutionary who led a peasant uprising against Emperor Tự Đức. He was either executed or killed in battle. Many of his poems were destroyed, but about 1400 (most written in Literary Chinese) survive. His poems treat Buddhism sceptically.