The Trang Nguyen is a title of the highest-ranking doctorate in the court departments, during the feudal period in China, Vietnam, and Cao Ly. Those who pass the Trang Nguyen and all those who pass the doctorate must pass all three exams: Hương exam, Hội exam, and Đình exam. Trang Nguyen, Bảng nhãn, and Thám hoa are the titles for the first, second, and third ranks.
Additionally, Trang Nguyen is also a noble title in the royal court of feudal Vietnam. Trang Nguyen is similar to the highest advisor of the emperors of Dai Viet.
Which surname has the most Trang Nguyen in Vietnamese history?
Lê Văn Thịnh was the first top student. He passed the first exam in 1075 – the first exam in our country’s history. He became a royal advisor under the reign of King Lý Nhân Tông.
From the first exam in 1075 to the final exam in 1919, the feudal dynasties of Vietnam organized a total of 185 exams.
The Nguyễn surname has the most Trang Nguyens, with 14 out of 51 Trang Nguyens in history (accounting for 27.4%).
Nguyễn Hiền passed the Trang Nguyen exam at just 13 years old in the 1247 exam, under the reign of King Trần Thái Tông.
Đặng Ma Lai passed at the age of 14 in 1247, becoming the youngest Thám Hoa in the history of our country’s examinations.
Lê Văn Hưu (1230-1322), the author of the Đại Việt sử ký, the first national history book of our country. In the Đinh Mùi year (1247), he passed the Bảng nhãn exam at the age of 17.
According to the stele at the Temple of Literature, the first Trang Nguyen in our country was Nguyễn Quán Quang. He passed in the first exam in 1246.
The youngest doctorate holder is Nguyễn Trung Ngạn (1289-1370), who passed in 1304 during the reign of Emperor Trần Anh Tông at the age of 16.
The first Trang Nguyen to have his name engraved on a stele at the Temple of Literature was Nguyễn Trực (1417-1474). He passed in the exam in 1442 under the reign of King Lê Thái Tông.
Nguyễn Thị Duệ is the only Vietnamese woman during the feudal period to pass the grand examination. She passed the doctorate in 1594 under the reign of King Mạc Kính Cung.
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