Thanh Thai  (1/1889 - 7/1907)

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It is said that when the court came to the Prince procession to the imperial city to crown the mother is Tu Minh away. The little prince trembled, saying:

- What are you doing? Getting me? What do you want to do but wait for me (my mother) to have.

When she returned, knowing her son was taken to the king, she burst into tears, chokingly said:

- The mandarins! Please my mother and father I never forget the terrible death of my husband. I also did not forget that the kings of Hiep Hoa, Kien Phuc were killed and King Ham Nghi was banished.

After a consultation, the neighbors were present. New Ming to let people pick up their palanquin procession. After 3 hours, Buu Lan became Emperor Thanh Thai.

Thanh Thai is intelligent, up to 4 - when his father was dethroned, he had to live outside the city with his laborers, sharing hardships with the poor in the water lost home. So, as a king, even ten years old, Thanh Thai soon became aware of the national and very curious. The king likes to read novel Chinese and Chinese letters. As a result, Thanh Thai has a sense of national self-reliance and reformed mind. But all his plans to reform the country were blocked by the French colonialists.

The French envoy worried that Thanh Thai was very close to the people, the people and the people. Once Thanh Thai went out to play on Gia Hoi Bridge, about to meet a bamboo carrying person. Soldiers rushed forward, paving the way, King said:

- Just let people go! People are not the people, the king is not king, why strangle people?

Many hunting in Ancient Belgium (about 30 km from Hue), the king often visit villages along the Bo River. In the village, the king spread the mats sitting between the land, the villagers closed to see. If the chase, the king does not give and ask what people want? People want to see shot, the king shot guns for them.

French diplomat and South Vietnamese courtiers flattered the desire to detain Thanh Thai to replace with another puppet king. They believe, the king was crazy to lower the prestige. Ambassador Le-vat-mechanical very angry after many times the king did not follow him. On July 29, 1907, Le-vittel said to the king: The king did not honestly work with the government of protection, but now everything is decided by the council of self-determination. The king was out of power and could not leave the Citadel dedicated to the king.

On September 3, 1907, the court was ordered by France to enter the Canary Palace to propose the abdication of the abbot for unwarranted health reasons, voluntarily withdrawing. Finished the draft, Thanh Thai smirked, as soon as two words "ratified", turned away.

On September 12, 1907, the French colonialists escorted them to Saigon and put them under house arrest at the Cap Saint Jacques. In 1916 they were sent to Reunion Island with their children. Duy Tan.

Thanh Thai was king for 18 years, he was 28 years old. After 31 years of exile, in 1947, he was allowed to return to his fatherland but was forced to live in Saigon to control France. It was not until March 1953 that the new French colonialists visited him and his parents in Hue later returned to Saigon. Thanh Thai died in Saigon on March 24, 1954. The descendants brought him back buried in Hue, life expectancy 74 years. THICH CHAN TANH.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.19/10/2018.