Birth of Nguyễn Trãi
BirthNguyễn Trãi, scholar, poet and strategist of the Lam Sơn uprising, is born.
- Date
- 1380 · View on map
- Countries
- Vietnam
- Regions
- Southeast Asia
- Importance
- ★★★★★
- Sources
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