# Tôn Thất Thuyết

_Vietnamese revolutionary (1839-1913)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-07

> Tôn Thất Thuyết, Courtesy name Đàm Phu (談夫), was the regent and leading mandarin of Emperor Tự Đức of Vietnam's Nguyễn dynasty. Thuyết later led the Cần Vương movement which aimed to restore Vietnamese independence under Emperor Hàm Nghi. He fled to China seeking political refuge after Hàm Nghi's capture by France, and later died in Longzhou, Guangxi.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 12 May 1838 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1060315#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Huế ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1060315#P19))
- **Died:** 1913 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1060315#P570))
- **Place of death:** Longzhou County ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1060315#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Vietnam ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1060315#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1060315#P106))
- **Positions held:** regent ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1060315#P39))

## Questions

**When was Tôn Thất Thuyết born?**  
Tôn Thất Thuyết was born on 12 May 1838 in Huế.

**What positions has Tôn Thất Thuyết held?**  
Positions held by Tôn Thất Thuyết include: regent.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Tôn Thất Thuyết](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B4n_Th%E1%BA%A5t_Thuy%E1%BA%BFt) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1060315](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1060315) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Phụ chính đại thần Tôn Thất Thuyết.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ph%E1%BB%A5_ch%C3%ADnh_%C4%91%E1%BA%A1i_th%E1%BA%A7n_T%C3%B4n_Th%E1%BA%A5t_Thuy%E1%BA%BFt.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Tôn Thất Thuyết". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ton-that-thuyet. Retrieved 15 November 2026.