Edict from the Tự Đức (嗣德) era of the Nguyễn dynasty

This edict bestows a title on a deity in the Sơn Tây province. It was issued on the 11th day of the 1st month of the 6th year of the reign of Tự Đức Đế (嗣德帝).

Hán transcript

敕山西省美良縣順良社順良村，原祀神號，未有預封。肆今丕膺耿命，覃布㤙霑，特準給予城隍之神敕文壹道，贈為本境城隍靈扶之神，仍準該村奉事，神其相佑，保我黎民，欽哉。嗣德陸年正月拾壹日 Seal：敕命之寶

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Title:
Edict from the Tự Đức (嗣德) era of the Nguyễn dynasty
Authors:
Tự Đức, King of Vietnam, 1829-1883
Document type:
Edict
Dynasty:
Nguyễn — Tự Đức
Date:
1853
Date (Vietnamese calendar):
6-1-11
Languages:
Vietnamese, Script Han (Traditional variant)
Subjects:
Vietnam--History--Nguyẽ̂n dynasty, 1802-1945; Nguyễn Dynasty (Vietnam)
Place of Publication:
Vietnam
Physical Description:
The edict is on yellow paper and features a dragon and pearl in silver ink; it includes the the red imperial seal, Sắc mệnh chi bảo (敕命之寶).
Container:
Box 01
Identifier:
pstsc_10178_593e7c6623cd627d6e1a5cccd8758e51
Location:
Pennsylvania State University. Special Collections Library
Access Condition:
No Copyright – United States
Description:
This edict bestows a title on a deity in the Sơn Tây province. It was issued on the 11th day of the 1st month of the 6th year of the reign of Tự Đức Đế (嗣德帝).
Date notes:
The non-Gregorian dates on these materials refer to the manner in which days were counted from the beginning of the emperor’s rule. For example, an item from CE 1638 also bears the date 4-5-25, which means the document was written on the 25th day of the 5th month of the 4th year of Lê Thần Tông, the emperor who ruled during the Dương Hòa era.
Note:

The physical collection is comprised of 32 edicts and documents. This digital collection consists of dealer images of the front of each scroll. For further questions regarding the physical collection, please contact the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at spcollections@psu.edu.

The original document is held by the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at Penn State University Libraries. Images are provided from Penn State's digital repository.