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General Category => Hmong Culture & History => Topic started by: realism on April 06, 2017, 05:11:10 PM

Title: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Post by: realism on April 06, 2017, 05:11:10 PM

Not sure if this was posted before or not. But anyways, this is the Man, the Myth, the Legend, photographed for the first time.
A piece of our history, frozen in time.

Vue Pa Chay / Pa Chay Vue / Paj Cai Vwj / Puas Cai Vwj/  Pa Chay or Batchai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Insane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Insane)

Paj Cai Vwj [known as "Pachay", "Batchay"]
Born: 1899/1900(?)
Died: November 17, 1922.
This picture was taken in May 26, 1920, Laos.
Source: La Bibliothèque Nationale de France, http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9033855s.r= (http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9033855s.r=)
Identified by his family.

The Revolt of the Meos (Miao/Hmoob) [in French Indochina (Laos)]: grand chief Méo (Miao/Hmoob):

(http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/realismx/La_rvolte_des_Mos_en_...Agence_de_btv1b9033855s_zps9tfuxof7.jpeg)

(http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/realismx/12491747_576918415803992_2078555571217935861_o_zpsmvwdvwds.jpg)

(http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/realismx/la_ryv10_zpsy5qnlfjn.jpg)

(http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/realismx/12419012_zpsu10pe0kq.jpg)

* https://www.facebook.com/Pachay-Vue-from-1917-to-1922-576403592522141/ (https://www.facebook.com/Pachay-Vue-from-1917-to-1922-576403592522141/)

* http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9033855s.r= (http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9033855s.r=)

*http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9033857m (http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9033857m)

Title: Re: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Post by: theking on April 06, 2017, 11:05:19 PM

Cool, thanks for sharing! 8)

Title: Re: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Post by: Member2011 on April 08, 2017, 12:26:52 AM

Wow the later half of that wiki link was sure edited by some nut-job.

Title: Re: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Post by: aoubee on June 13, 2019, 02:59:13 PM

So what were the Hmong who were pro-French reasoning for backing the French. Curious...

Title: Re: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Post by: YAX on June 14, 2019, 10:32:01 AM

Quote from: aoubee on June 13, 2019, 02:59:13 PM

So what were the Hmong who were pro-French reasoning for backing the French. Curious...

I'm guessing, the promise of money and a high ruling position.

Title: Re: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Post by: Reporter on June 16, 2019, 09:02:02 PM

Hmong men wore turbins?

Quote from: realism on April 06, 2017, 05:11:10 PM

Not sure if this was posted before or not. But anyways, this is the Man, the Myth, the Legend, photographed for the first time.
A piece of our history, frozen in time.

Vue Pa Chay / Pa Chay Vue / Paj Cai Vwj / Puas Cai Vwj/  Pa Chay or Batchai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Insane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Insane)

Paj Cai Vwj [known as "Pachay", "Batchay"]
Born: 1899/1900(?)
Died: November 17, 1922.
This picture was taken in May 26, 1920, Laos.
Source: La Bibliothèque Nationale de France, http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9033855s.r= (http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9033855s.r=)
Identified by his family.

The Revolt of the Meos (Miao/Hmoob) [in French Indochina (Laos)]: grand chief Méo (Miao/Hmoob):

(http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/realismx/La_rvolte_des_Mos_en_...Agence_de_btv1b9033855s_zps9tfuxof7.jpeg)

(http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/realismx/12491747_576918415803992_2078555571217935861_o_zpsmvwdvwds.jpg)

(http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/realismx/la_ryv10_zpsy5qnlfjn.jpg)

(http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/realismx/12419012_zpsu10pe0kq.jpg)

* https://www.facebook.com/Pachay-Vue-from-1917-to-1922-576403592522141/ (https://www.facebook.com/Pachay-Vue-from-1917-to-1922-576403592522141/)

* http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9033855s.r= (http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9033855s.r=)

*http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9033857m (http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9033857m)

Title: Re: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Post by: dlabtsi_os on June 18, 2019, 10:32:42 AM

I like the baggy pants and turban look.