Nguyễn Phúc Miên Thẩm


Nguyễn Phúc Miên Thẩm, courtesy name Trọng Uyên, pseudonym Bạch Hào Tử, was a prince of Nguyễn dynasty, Vietnam.

Life

Born Nguyễn Phúc Hiện, was the tenth son of Minh Mạng, and his mother was Nguyễn Thị Bửu. He was granted the title Tùng Thiện Vương.

As a poet

He was good at writing Chinese poetry. Emperor Tự Đức, set a high value on his poetry: "Former Han proses are not worth comparing with those written by Siêu and Quát; High Tang poetry are surpassed by those written by Tùng and Tuy". One of his works, Thương Sơn thi tập, was taken to Qing China by Vietnamese envoys in 1854, and circulated around in China.
He and Nguyễn Phúc Miên Trinh, Nguyễn Phúc Miên Bửu, were known as "Tam Đường" of Nguyễn dynasty.
Miên Thẩm was a member of Mạc Vân thi . Nguyễn Phúc Miên Định, Nguyễn Phúc Miên Thủ, Nguyễn Phúc Miên Trinh, Nguyễn Phúc Miên Bửu, Nguyễn Phúc Miên Triện, Nguyễn Văn Siêu, Cao Bá Quát, Hà Tôn Quyền, Phan Thanh Giản and Nguyễn Đăng Giai were also members of this poetry society.