Emperor Kiến Phúc 建福帝
Painting of Emperor Kiến Phúc dressed in Military uniform
Emperor of Đại Nam
Reign	2 December 1883 – 31 July 1884
Predecessor	Hiệp Hòa
Successor	Hàm Nghi
Regent	Tôn Thất Thuyết & Nguyễn Văn Tường
Emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty
Reign	2 December 1883 – 31 July 1884
Predecessor	Hiệp Hòa
Successor	Hàm Nghi
Born	February 12, 1868 Imperial City, Huế, Đại Nam
Died	July 31, 1884 (age 15) Imperial City, Huế, Đại Nam
Burial	Bồi Lăng (陪陵)
Spouse	None
Issue	None
Names Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Đăng (阮福膺登) Nguyễn Phước Hạo (阮福昊) Era name and dates Kiến Phúc (建福): 1883–1884 Posthumous name Thiệu Đức Chí Hiếu Uyên Duệ Nghị Hoàng đế (绍德止孝渊睿毅皇帝). Temple name Giản Tông (簡宗)
House	Nguyễn Phúc
Father	Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Cai (son of Thiệu Trị)
Mother	Concubine Bùi Thị Thanh
Religion	Ruism, Buddhism

Kiến Phúc (Hanoi: [kiən˧˦ fʊwk͡p̚˧˦], 12 February 1869 – 31 July 1884) was a child emperor of Vietnam, who reigned for less than 8 months, 1883–1884, as the 7th emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty.

Biography

Born in 1869, also known as Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Đăng, he was the nephew-turned-adopted son of Emperor Tự Đức. He reigned for 7 months and 29 days (2 December 1883 – 31 July 1884).

Along with his cousin Dục Đức and brother Đồng Khánh, he had been taken in by Tự Đức who was unable to have children of his own. After the regicide of Emperor Hiệp Hoà, the court regents Tôn Thất Thuyết and Nguyễn Văn Tường acted quickly to install the fifteen-year-old prince as the new Emperor. Kiến Phúc was quickly enthroned on 1 December 1883 at five o'clock in the morning.

Emperor Kiến Phúc was often hampered by poor health and died in Kiến Thành Palace on July 31, 1884 – less than 8 months after ascending the throne.^[1] His sudden death sparked rumors that the Emperor was poisoned by his adoptive mother, Tự Đức's Noble Consort Học phi and regent Nguyễn Văn Tường for he knew of their secret affair.^[2]

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