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Chinese
  
阮安

Wade–Giles
  
Juan An

Han-Nom
  
阮安

Role
  
Architect

Structures
  
Forbidden City

Hanyu Pinyin
  
Ruan An

Vietnamese
  
Nguyen An

Name
  
Nguyen An

Died
  
1453


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Nguyễn An (Sino-Vietnamese 阮安; died 1453), known in Chinese as Ruan An (pinyin) or Juan An (Wade-Giles), was a Ming dynasty eunuch, architect, and hydraulics specialist between the first and fifth decades of the 15th century. Born in Vietnam, he was taken as tribute from Vietnam to China and later became a eunuch and architect in service to the Chinese emperors. He, along with numerous architects, such as master designers and planners Cai Xin (蔡信), Chen Gui (陳珪), and Wu Zhong (吳中), master carpenter Kuai Xiang (蒯祥), and master mason Lu Xiang (陸祥), was an important builder of the Forbidden City in Beijing.

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Under the reign of the Zhengtong Emperor, Nguyen An had a role in the reconstruction of the wall of Beijing. He was also a hydraulics specialist, and was involved in at least three hydraulic projects and had a flawless record. He died in 1453.

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