Phan Thanh Giản was a Grand Counsellor at the Nguyễn court in Vietnam. He led an embassy to France in 1863, and committed suicide when France completed the invasion of Southern Vietnam (Cochinchina) in 1867.
Phan Thanh Giản in Paris in 1863.
Phan Thanh Giản as the head Vietnamese delegation (middle and first row) to Napoleon III (1863)
Phan Thanh Giản
Temple of Phan Thanh Giản
Tự Đức was the fourth emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam; he ruled from 1847 to 1883.
Portrait by L.Ruffier
Théophane Vénard, French Catholic missionary was executed by Tự Đức in 2/2/1861.
Martyrdom of Augustin Schoeffler.
French and Spanish force capture of Saigon in 1859