The story of a beautiful woman from Nghe An who became the concubine of King Le Thanh Tong
(Baonghean.vn) - More than 500 years ago, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha - a talented and beautiful girl from Tam Lang village, Nam Kim commune, Nam Dan district was summoned to the capital and became the Minh phi of King Le Thanh Tong.
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha is a descendant of the Nguyen family in Tam Lang village, Nam Kim commune - a fertile land at the foot of Thien Nhan mountain - where King Le Thai To built Luc Nien citadel to fight against the Ming army in the 15th century. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| According to the genealogy of the Nguyen Dai Ton family in Tam Lang village, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha came from a family with a noble lineage, many generations of officials. Her father was Mr. Nguyen Hue Thanh - Giam Sinh Quoc Tu Giam, Left Admiral and Chief of the Government during the Le Dynasty. Photo: Huy Thu |
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According to legend, Nguyen Thi Ha was not only a stunning beauty, but also a virtuous, well-mannered, virtuous woman, proficient in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The fame of Nguyen Thi Ha's beauty spread all the way to Thang Long. She was sent to the palace during the reign of King Le Thanh Tong (1460 - 1497) and was soon given the title of Minh Phi, second only to the Queen and the Noble Consort. Photo: Huy Thu |
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During her time in the palace, Minh Phi Nguyen Thi Ha always fulfilled her duties as a virtuous wife, lived in harmony with other concubines, maintained the rules of the harem,... contributing to helping the king feel secure in taking care of national affairs. Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ha being Minh Phi of King Le Thanh Tong was a great honor not only for the Nguyen family but also for her hometown Tam Lang village, Nam Hoa commune... Thanks to the king's grace towards Minh Phi, Tam Lang village was exempted from taxes, corvee, and miscellaneous services, and also enjoyed other benefits every year... In the photo: Tomb of Minh Phi Nguyen Thi Ha (Tam Lang village, Nam Kim commune, Nam Dan). Photo: Huy Thu |
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| After King Le Thanh Tong passed away, Minh Phi Nguyen Thi Ha had no children so she asked the court to let her return home. During her years living in her hometown, she did many meritorious deeds, spent much of her accumulated wealth and salary on charity such as helping the poor and building pagodas, etc. She died on the 18th day of the 12th lunar month (year unknown), and was buried in Nay field. According to her wishes, after her death, her land and personal property were divided in half, one part for the Nguyen family to use as incense, the rest was donated to the pagoda so that the villagers could take turns plowing. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| . To commemorate the merits of Minh Phi Nguyen Thi Ha, the Le Dynasty court gave money to the villagers to build a mausoleum and set up a temple in Tam Lang village to worship her all year round. During flood years, Minh Phi's temple was moved up the mountain by the Nguyen descendants, but now it is located in the middle of the village fields. People often call it Ba Chua Lang temple. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The Le Dynasty court bestowed upon her the title of“The Holy Emperor Minh Phi Nguyen Thi, gentle and graceful, wonderfully responsive, inspiring and manifest”, the title is"From the Holy Concubine's will".During the Le and Nguyen dynasties, there were royal decrees to canonize her and orders for Nam Kim commune."money to serve".Mr. Nguyen Kim Thanh, the caretaker of the Nguyen Dai Ton family temple and the Ba Chua Lang temple relic, said that the temple still preserves a royal decree of the Nguyen Dynasty, the 9th year of Khai Dinh (1924). Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The mausoleum of Lady Lang was recognized as a provincial historical relic in 2014. More than 5 centuries have passed, in the minds of the people of Nam Hoa - Nam Kim, the image of Minh Phi Nguyen Thi Ha - bLord Lang or Lady Nham is still beautifulas a compassionate and merciful Holy Mother. Photo: Huy Thu |
