His grandfather, Phan Thanh Tap was a native of Haicheng (near modern day Longhai, Fujian) in Zhangzhou prefectrure of Fujian province at the beginning of the 17th century due political sentiments against the ruling Qing government.
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The commune of Bảo Thạnh is the home of Phan Thanh Gian, a leading mandarin of Tự Đức who was also the first southerner to gain a PhD in the imperial court examinations.