Phan Thanh Giản
Phan Thanh Giản 潘清簡 | |
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Phan Thanh Giản in Paris in 1863. | |
| Born | 11 November 1796 Ba Thanh village, Biên Hòa |
| Died | 4 August 1867 (aged 70) |
| 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 (11 November 1796– 4 August 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.