Hoàng Diệu | |
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 Governor-general of Hà Ninh | |
| Born | (1829-03-14)14 March 1829 |
| Died | 25 April 1882(1882-04-25) (aged 53) |
| Other names | Tĩnh Trai |
| Children | Hoàng Thị Lệ, Hoàng Tuấn, Hoàng Hiệp |
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Hoàng Diệu (chữ Hán: 黃耀, 14 March 1829 – 25 April 1882), bornHoàng Kim Tích (黃金錫), courtesy nameQuang Viễn, was aNguyễn dynasty Governor-general ofHà -Ninh, who committed suicide after failure inprotecting Hà Nội citadel.
Hoàng Diệu was born in 1829 in aConfucian family in Xuân Đài village, Diên Phước district, Quảng Nam province (now isĐiện Bàn,Quảng Nam). In 1848, he gotCử nhân (舉人 senior bachelor) degree in the Regional Exam (Vietnamese:Thi Hương). In 1853, he gotPhó bảng [vi] (sub table, under doctorate table) title in the National Exam (Vietnamese:Thi Hội). In 1855, he was appointed to Chief ofBồng Sơn district, thenTuy Viễn district inBình Định province.[1]
In 1864, there was a coup attempt by Hồng Tập, a younger cousin of KingTự Đức (also known as Hồng Nhậm). The attempt was early exposed, and its top leaders, Hồng Tập and Nguyễn Văn Viện were sentenced to the guillotine. Hoàng Diệu came to take the chief position ofHương Trà district instead of Tôn Thất Thanh, who was sentenced to jail for aiding the coup.[2]: 1063–1064
He was then posted toTri phủ [vi] (Prefect) of Đa Phúcfu (now isBắc Giang Province),Án sát [vi] (Surveillance Commissioner) ofNam Định Province, andBố chánh [vi] (Administration Commissioner) ofBắc Ninh Province.[3]
In 1878, there was a huge flood in Quảng Nam, many districts fell into disease, starvation, robberies. Knowing Hoàng Diệu was an upright man, knowledgeable about the people and customs of Quảng land, King Tự Đức appointed him asImperial Commissioner to take care of the health and safety of the people and eliminate thieves. After completing the responsibilities in Quảng Nam in early 1879, Hoàng Diệu returned to the imperial court to take up the position of the Deputy Minister of Justice, then Deputy Minister of Administration cum Chief ofCensorate.[3]
In 1880, Hoàng Diệu was appointed as the governor-general of Hà Ninh (now are Hà Nội,Hà Nam, and Ninh Bình). He suggested separation of Lý Nhân fu of Hà Nội province to form a new province under the reign of KingTự Đức. That suggestion was realized in 1890 by theFrench Indochina authority with the formation of Hà Nam province.[4]
Hoàng Diệu committed suicide by hanging when the French under captainHenri Rivière, having exceeded his superiors' orders, suddenly took the citadel of Hanoi on 25 April 1882.[5][6][7][8]
Hoàng Diệu is venerated alongsideNguyễn Tri Phương by the Vietnamese people as loyal subjects who sacrificed themselves for Vietnam. Many cities and streets in Vietnam are named after him.
His grandson was the essayistPhan Khôi.
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