About Nguyễn Gia Thiều
Lived 1741 – 1798 (aged 56–57). Nguyễn Gia Thiều was a Vietnamese poet and philosopher.
Nguyễn Gia Thiều (, 1741–1798), courtesy name Quang Thanh (光聲), pen name Đạm Trai (澹齋), formal title Ôn Như hầu (溫如侯), was a Vietnamese poet in the 18th century. He was the grandson of Trinh Cuong, who feigned madness when Nguyen Hue expelled the Trinh from Ke Cho (modern day Hanoi) .
Biography His best known work, the "Lament of a Royal Concubine" or "The Complaints of the Royal Harem" (Cung Oán Ngâm Khúc), is an example of song thất lục bát ("double seven, six eight") form of nôm poetry in the ngâm "lament" style.
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Vietnamese poet
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Nguyễn Gia Thiều was born in 1741.
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Nguyễn Gia Thiều died in 1798.
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Nguyễn Gia Thiều was a poet and philosopher.
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Nguyễn Gia Thiều was Vietnamese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Nguyễn Gia Thiều. https://biography.guide/nguyen-gia-thieu/
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