Cen Yidong (Chinese: 岑宜棟; pinyin: Cén Yídòng, Vietnamese: Sầm Nghi Đống, ? – January 30, 1789) was a Zhuang official of Qing dynasty. He was the hereditary tǔsī (native chief) of Tianzhou (present day Tianyang County of Guangxi).
| Cen Yidong | |||||||||
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| Native chief of Tianzhou Magistrate of Tianzhou | |||||||||
| Native chief of Tianzhou | |||||||||
| Reign | 1746 – 1789 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Cen Yingqi | ||||||||
| Successor | Cen Yu | ||||||||
| Born | ? Tianzhou, Guangxi, Qing China (present day Tianyang County) | ||||||||
| Died | 1789 Đống Đa, Đại Việt | ||||||||
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Cen succeeded his grandfather Cen Yingqi (岑應祺) in 1746. He was granted the position "Magistrate of Tianzhou" (田州知府) by Qing dynasty. During his term, he built several schools in Tianzhou.[1][2][3] His son Cen Zhao (岑照) cheated in imperial examination, and was executed in 1783.
Cen led 2000 soldiers took part in the Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa. He was ordered to guard Đống Đa Fort.[4] On January 30, 1789 (Lunar calendar January 5 of Kỷ Dậu), his army was besieged by a Tây Sơn army under general Đặng Tiến Đông. Cen committed suicide by hanging. 2000 soldiers also died in the battle.
Cen was buried in Đống Đa Mound together with his soldiers.[5] His son Cen Yu (岑煜) succeeded him.
To maintain a healthy relationship with Qing China, Vietnamese rulers allowed the Chinese immigrants to establish a shrine dedicated to Cen at Sầm Công street (now Đào Duy Từ Street, Hanoi). The shrine was sarcastically described in a famous poem of Hồ Xuân Hương.[6][7]
- Ghé mắt trông ngang thấy bảng treo.
- Kìa đền Thái thú đứng cheo leo.
- Ví đây đổi phận làm trai được.
- Thì sự anh hùng há bấy nhiêu!
- Turning the eyes around and seeing the signboard.
- Oh that's the Magistrate shrine stands so arduously.
- If I could change my fate and become a man.
- My achievements could have been not so trivial like him!
References edit
- ^ "清稗类钞·风俗类7·黔中倮俗". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ^ general records of Tianyang County, p. 3
- ^ general records of Tianyang County[permanent dead link]
- ^ 舜裔姓氏及历史影响, p. 287
- ^ Dong Da Mound, by Binh Dinh Newspaper
- ^ Bà chúa thơ Nôm khinh bỉ khắc họa chân dung tướng giặc bại trận Xã Hội. 23/10/2014
- ^ Giỗ trận Đống Đa Báo Quảng Ngãi. 18/02/2010