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Nguyen Binh Khiem

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Nguyen Binh Khiem lived from 1491 to 1585 and was a Vietnamese administrator, confucianist, poet and prophet, later venerated as a saint of the Cao Dai religion and of the new religious movement known as the School of Teaching Goodness.

Facts
Office Held
Official at the Mac dynasty court until 1542 1
Birthplace
Co Am village, near Hai Phong 1
Sources
1. Nguyen Binh Khiem, Wikipedia
  • Early life
    Born on the coast in Cổ Am village (which is now part of Hai Phong).
  • Official career
    He served in the Mạc dynasty court for just seven years until 1542 when he resigned after his official complaints of government corruptions were ignored.
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