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Royal tomb of the Nguyễn dynasty in Vietnam

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Tomb of Tự Đức
Tự Đức Lăng (嗣德陵)
Khiêm Lăng
Interactive map of the Tomb of Tự Đức area
General information
Architectural style	Vietnamese architecture, Mausoleum
Location	The Complex of Huế Monuments, Huế, Huế City, Thừa Thiên Huế province, Vietnam
Groundbreaking	1866
Construction started	1864
Completed	1867

Tomb of Tự Đức (Vietnamese: Lăng Tự Đức), officially Khiêm Mausoleum (Khiêm Lăng, chữ Hán: 謙陵), is located in Huế, Vietnam. It is built for the Nguyễn Emperor Tự Đức and took three years to build, from 1864 to 1867. It is divided into a Temple Area and a Tomb Area.

History

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Emperor Tu Duc enjoyed the longest reign of any monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty, ruling from 1848 to 1883.[1] Although he had 104 wives and concubines, he was unable to father a son (possibly he became sterile after contracting smallpox). Thus, it fell to him to write his own epitaph on the deeds of his reign. He felt this was a bad omen, but the epitaph can still be found inscribed on the stele in the pavilion just to the east of the Emperor's tomb. This stele is the largest of its type in Vietnam, and had to be brought here from a quarry over 500 kilometers (310 mi) away – a trip that took four years.

Tu Duc began planning his tomb long before his death in 1883. The major portions of the tomb complex were completed from 1864 to 1867, along with future temple buildings that served as a palatial retreat for Tu Duc and his many wives during his lifetime. Construction of the tomb demanded so much corvee labor and extra taxation that there was an abortive coup against Tu Duc in 1866. This was put down, and for the remainder of his life, Tu Duc continued to use the tomb's palace buildings as his place of residence.

• Xung Khiêm Tạ (冲謙榭) pavilion.
• Bird-eye view of the tomb in 1932

Amenities for the living are unmatched at any other tomb in Vietnam.[citation needed] Here, the Emperor could boat on the lake and hunt small game on the tiny island in the lake's middle. He could recline at Xung Khiem Pavilion (冲嗛榭) and recite or compose poetry in the company of his concubines. After trips on the lake, the boats would moor at Du Khiem Pavilion (吁嗛榭), from which the Emperor and his entourage could walk directly west into the palace area of the tomb.

After the Emperor's death in 1883, his adopted son Kien Phuc took over as the Nguyen Emperor. Perhaps because he only ruled seven months before dying, a separate tomb was not established for him. Instead, he was laid to rest in a small corner on the grounds of Tu Duc's tomb. Between the tombs of Tu Duc and his son is the tomb of Empress Le Thien Anh, Tu Duc's primary wife.

Despite the grandeur of the site and the amount of time Tu Duc spent here, he was buried in a different, secret location somewhere in Hue. To keep the secret safe, the 200 laborers who buried the king were all beheaded after they returned from the secret route. To this day, the real tomb of Tu Duc remains hidden.

Gallery

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• Reverse painting in Lương Khiêm Palace
• Minh Khiêm Theater
• Statue of a mandarin
• Xung Khiêm tạ (冲謙榭) before restoration.
• Dũ Khiêm tạ (俞謙榭) and Khiêm Cung môn (謙宫門).
• Tự Đức's reliquary.
• Khiêm Lăng map

References

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1. ^ VIETNAM.COM. "Tu Duc Tomb". VIETNAM.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-11.

External links

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Media related to Tomb of Emperor Tự Đức at Wikimedia Commons

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