This is the 12th emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty, famous for his extravagant entertainment and French domination, known to his close friends as "the young monk".
The person mentioned is King Khai Dinh (1885-1925), whose real name is Nguyen Phuc Buu Dao, the eldest son of King Dong Khanh.
According to the book "Nine generations of lords, thirteen generations of kings of the Nguyen Dynasty", from a young age, Buu Dao was famous for being a playboy, not wanting to study, only liking gambling. At the age of 22, when he was appointed as Phung Hoa Cong, Buu Dao still spent day and night "burning money" in casinos and entertainment venues.
King Khai Dinh (Photo)
The book "Hue Citadel and Nguyen Dynasty" wrote: "Before becoming king, Khai Dinh was known to the world as a gambling addict, often losing, sometimes having to pawn and sell his belongings and servants. When he ascended the throne, he was judged as a king who only loved to play around.
Khai Dinh was fond of wearing colorful, flashy makeup and clothes instead of the plain yellow of the royal robes of previous kings. He invented new costumes for himself and his guards. Because he did not follow the traditional royal robes of kings, he was often criticized in the contemporary press. He also built many lavish structures, the most famous of which was his own mausoleum - which many people criticized for its hybrid architecture.
After ascending the throne, King Khai Dinh turned himself into a puppet in the hands of the French. All political affairs were decided by the French Court of Appeal, and the king only knew how to indulge in extravagance.
In 1918, the king went to Hanoi to attend the opening ceremony of the zoo at the invitation of the Governor of Tonkin. On this occasion, the Northern scholars wrote poems mocking the king and the mandarins who surrendered to the French colonialists, no different from animals imprisoned by foreigners in Hanoi.
When King Khai Dinh went to France to attend the colonial fair in Marseille in 1922, it sparked many activities of Vietnamese patriots to protest. At that time, patriot Phan Chu Trinh sent a letter blaming Khai Dinh for seven crimes (Seven complaints). The content of the letter contained harsh words, forcing the king to abdicate and hand over power to the people, and listed seven crimes the king had committed, deserving of beheading.
King Khai Dinh had 12 wives in total but only one son - the later King Bao Dai. More than a year after his 40th birthday celebration, King Khai Dinh passed away in 1925 due to tuberculosis, one of the four incurable diseases at that time.
The life of the 12th emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty is recorded in history books with his lavish parties and his reputation for flattering his enemies, so among the people there is often a sarcastic folk song: "Rumor has it that Khai Dinh flatters the West/If you work in this profession, marry this man and you will be damned."
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