In this village of Hue city, there is a tomb of a Nguyen lord, destroyed by the Tay Son dynasty, later rebuilt by King Gia Long.

Truong Dien Tomb is the tomb of Lord Nguyen Phuc Lan, Lien Bang village, Huong Tho commune, Huong Tra town (Hue city). Truong Dien Tomb is located in a very remote location, far from traffic routes. Truong Dien Tomb, also known as the tomb of Than Ton Hieu Chieu Hoang De Nguyen Phuc Lan (1601 - 1648), was destroyed during the Tay Son Dynasty (1790), and later rebuilt by King Gia Long.

Báo Dân Việt•18/06/2025

Truong Dien Tomb, Lien Bang village, Huong Tho commune, Huong Tra town (now Hue city), Thua Thien Hue province.

Truong Dien Mausoleum is located in a very remote location, far from traffic routes and surrounded by dense bushes…

Surrounding the tomb are two rectangular walls, the outer one has a circumference of 124.5 m and a height of 2.51 m. The inner one has a circumference of 68.3 m and a height of 1.98 m.

One of the two pillars of the inner wall has collapsed. The screen behind the main gate has also collapsed, only the base remains. The screen behind the tomb had a porcelain dragon inlay, of which only faint traces remain.

The tomb is low, flat, built in 2 floors, rectangular in shape. The upper floor is 170 cm wide, 214 cm long, and 27 cm high.

The lower level of the tomb is 187 cm wide, 310 cm long, and 23 cm high. The altar in front of the tomb has the same dimensions as the altar in Truong Co tomb of Lord Tien Nguyen Hoang.

In this village of Hue City, there is a tomb of a Nguyen lord, destroyed by the Tay Son dynasty, later rebuilt by King Gia Long - Photo 1.

Truong Dien Tomb, also known as the Tomb of Emperor Nguyen Phuc Lan (1601 - 1648).

- The god Hieu Chieu Hoang De's name was Phuc Lan. He was the second son of Lord Sai Nguyen Phuc Nguyen and his wife Nguyen Thi Giai.

- He was born on July 5, Tan Suu year (1601) and was established as Crown Prince in Tan Mui year (1631).

- Lord Nguyen Phuc Lan reigned for 13 years and died at the age of 48. Lord Thuong was the third Nguyen Lord of the Dang Trong government in Vietnamese history.

- After his death, Lord Nguyen Phuc Loan was buried in Yen (An) Bang mountain, Huong Tra district, Thua Thien prefecture, now in Lien Bang village, Huong Tho commune, Huong Tra town, Thua Thien Hue province.

- The tomb of Lord Nguyen Phuc Lan was destroyed under the Tay Son Dynasty (1790) and was rebuilt under the 5th year of Gia Long (1806) in the same location, named Truong Dien.

- Truong Dien Tomb was also repaired in the 8th year of Minh Mang (1827), the 21st year of Minh Mang (1840) and the 1st year of Thieu Tri (1841).

- The tomb of Lord Nguyen Phuc Lan was most recently repaired by the Nguyen Phuc Clan Council in 2004.

Truong Dien Mausoleum was recognized as a provincial historical relic (event memorial) according to Decision No. 1224/QD-UBND issued by the Provincial People's Committee on June 4, 2018.

Source: https://danviet.vn/o-lang-nay-cua-tp-hue-co-lang-mo-mot-chua-nguyen-nha-tay-son-pha-sau-vua-gia-long-xay-lai-20250107081154846-d1204400.html