6 famous people born in the year of the Dog in Vietnamese history

1. Ly Cong Uan (Giap Tuat - 974)

Ly Cong Uan was from Bac Ninh, the first king of the Ly dynasty (called Thai To). He was determined, intelligent, and a master of both literature and martial arts. He was recommended to enter the mandarin ranks and promoted to the position of Commander of the Royal Guards.

The Early Le Dynasty weakened, and in 1009 Le Ngoc Trieu died. With the widespread support of the people and the backing of his mandarins, he was enthroned in 1010, giving birth to the Ly Dynasty and moving the capital from Hoa Lu (Ninh Binh) to Dai La (Hanoi), renamed Thang Long. He also implemented strong reforms in public power, economy, culture...

2. Tran Quoc Tuan (Binh Tuat - 1226)

Tran Quoc Tuan was from Nam Dinh, a famous general of the Tran Dynasty, a national hero, and an official with the rank of Commander-in-Chief, commanding the entire army. A military genius, he led the Tran Dynasty army and people to defeat three invasions by the Yuan-Mongol invaders, the strongest empire in the world at that time, firmly protecting the country.

He left behind many lessons on virtue, how to behave, how to use people, and famous political and military works such as: Proclamation to Soldiers, Essentials of Military Strategy, Secret Book of Van Kiep Tong...

3. Nguyen Chich (Year of the Dog - 1382)

Pigeons were the lightning-fast messenger army of Nguyen Chich, a great strategist under the command of Binh Dinh King Le Loi.

Nguyen Chich was from Dong Ninh commune, Dong Son district, Thanh Hoa province. He was a famous general and founding hero of the Later Le dynasty. Coming from a poor background but strong, flexible, and passionately patriotic, he gathered thousands of people in the area, built forts and ramparts as a resistance base against the Ming invaders. After that, he brought troops to support Le Loi until the Lam Son uprising was completely victorious in 1427.

Devotedly serving three generations of Le kings (Thai To, Thai Tong, Nhan Tong), he was worthy of the title of great minister with the position of General Manager, famous for his achievements in defeating the Ming army in the North, the Champa invaders in the South and quelling many internal rebellions.

4. Le Tu Thanh (Year of the Dog - 1442)

Le Tu Thanh was from Thanh Hoa, the most outstanding king of the Later Le Dynasty, with the reign name Le Thanh Tong. He was extremely intelligent, elegant, and virtuous. He ascended the throne at the age of 18.

With comprehensive reforms in economy, politics, culture, and society, his reign (1460-1497) is considered the golden age of the Vietnamese feudal regime. He was also a great poet, founded and was the leader of the famous Tao Dan (poetry) Association and left behind many valuable works: Hong Duc national language poetry collection, Van minh co suy, Xuan van poetry collection...

5. Duong Tri Trach (Binh Tuat - 1586)

Duong Tri Trach church and tomb in Can Loc district - Ha Tinh.

Mr. Duong Tri Trach was from Yen Huy village, Bat Trac commune, Thien Loc district (now Yen Loc commune, Can Loc district, Ha Tinh province) and was a famous mandarin during the reign of Le Kinh Tong.

In 1619, he passed the doctoral exam, held many positions, and was promoted to Tham tung (Prime Minister). During more than 40 years of being in charge of the government, he was always respected for his upright nature, respect for the law, strictness, and fairness.

6. Nguyen Cong Tru (Mau Tuat - 1778)

Nguyen Cong Tru was from Uy Vien village, now Xuan Giang commune, Nghi Xuan district, Ha Tinh province. He was a famous scholar of the Nguyen dynasty, from Ha Tinh.

He passed the imperial examination in 1819 and worked as an official in the fields of education, justice, agriculture, military, and diplomacy in many places.

He held many positions and was promoted and demoted many times: at one point he was appointed Governor of Hai An, at another he was exiled to Quang Ngai to serve as a soldier. He made great achievements in reclaiming land and reclaiming land in Tien Hai (Thai Binh), Kim Son (Ninh Binh) and suppressing uprisings and rebellions. His frank, decisive, yet charming and humorous temperament and his diverse life left behind many interesting anecdotes.