# Nguyen An

> Nguyễn An, known in Chinese as Ruan An (pinyin) or Juan An (Wade-Giles), was a Ming dynasty architect and hydraulics specialist between the first and fifth decades of the 15th century. According to some sources, Born in Vietnam, he was taken as tribute to China and later became a eunuch and architect in service to the Chinese emperors. He, along with other architects, such as master designers and planners Cai Xin (蔡信), Kuai Xiang (蒯祥), Chen Gui (陳珪), and Wu Zhong (吳中), was a builder of the Forbidden City in Beijing.

*Designer and builder of the Forbidden City*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Architect
- **Category:** Architects
- **Born:** 1381
- **Died:** 1453
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Nguyễn An, known in Chinese as Ruan An (pinyin) or Juan An (Wade-Giles), was a Ming dynasty architect and hydraulics specialist between the first and fifth decades of the 15th century. According to some sources, Born in Vietnam, he was taken as tribute to China and later became a eunuch and architect in service to the Chinese emperors. He, along with other architects, such as master designers and planners Cai Xin (蔡信), Kuai Xiang (蒯祥), Chen Gui (陳珪), and Wu Zhong (吳中), was a builder of the Forbidden City in Beijing.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 43.0

## Sources
- [Nguyễn An](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_An)
- [Žuan An](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDuan_An)
- [阮安 (明朝宦官)](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%98%AE%E5%AE%89_(%E6%98%8E%E6%9C%9D%E5%AE%A6%E5%AE%98))
- [Nguyễn An](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_An)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q713236)

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