Vũ Miên

Vũ Miên (Hán tự: 武檰; 1718 - 1782), was a notable historian and official from the 18th century to pre-19th century in Vietnam's history. Vũ Miên was born in 1718 in former Xuân Lan village, currently known as Ngọc Quan thorp in Lương Tài district, Bắc Ninh province, in a noble clan with tradition of studying. He did get highest scores in many Confucian examinations, including Hội nguyên (會元), then finally was awarded the title Tiến sĩ (進士) in 1748. He did concurrently hold many high ranking mandarin positions, including: Chancellor and Headmaster of Quốc Tử Giám, Chairman of National History Press...

In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Vũ. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Miên.

Vũ Miên 武檰
Born	1718 Lương Tài, Đại Việt
Died	1782 Lương Tài, Đại Việt
Occupation	Royal historian
Language	Vietnamese, Hán tự
Period	Revival Lê dynasty
Genre	Historiography
Notable works	Đại Việt sử ký tục biên, Đại Việt lịch triều đăng khoa lục, Tam thiên tự lịch đại văn Quốc âm

Selected writings

• 大越史記續編
• 黎朝武蓮溪公北使自述記
• 大越歷朝登科錄

Descendants

• Vũ Trinh
• Vũ Giác

Sources

[1] 欽定越史通鑑綱目-National History Press under Nguyen dynasty

[2] 歷朝憲章類誌-Phan Huy Chu

[3] 歷朝雜紀-Le Cao Lang

[4] 大越歷朝登科錄-Nguyen Hoan, Vu Mien et al.

[5] 登科錄搜講-Tran Tien