Cao Bá Quát (高伯适, 1809–1855) was a Vietnamese poet and revolutionary who led a peasant uprising against Emperor Tự Đức.
[3] Cao Bá Quát, a nineteenth-century literatus, was born in the year 1809 in Phu Thi Village [4] That time period belonged to the Nguyễn dynasty under the regime of King Minh Mang, Thieu Tri, and Tu Duc.
Cao Tuu Chieu, his father, was a Confucian and teacher[5] It had been part of his family tradition to enroll in the competition-examination to gain a position in the mandarin.
After his mission to Singapore led by Dao Tri Phu, Cao Bá Quát was rehabilitated and earned the position of Agency Director at the Court.
[5] Through his literature work, Cao Bá Quát expressed his discontent on how the dignity of humans was at loss caused by society's desire for fame and fortune.