Promotion document from the Minh Mạng (明命) era of the Nguyễn dynasty

This document was issued by ministry of war promotes military officials; it was issued on the 29th day of the 9th month of the 19th year of the reign of Minh Mạng Đế (明命帝).

Hán transcript

[…]建安公府摺將府[屬]正捌品書吏黃文森請陞補右[武]壹隊正隊長率隊等因，欽奉[明]旨，黃文森原係捌品書吏，兹請陞授正隊長率隊，頗屬踰等，黃文森著改授右武壹隊隊長，試差正隊長率伊隊，黃文森改為黃文峯等因，欽此。欽遵合行憑給，宜倡率內隊弁兵，從該府奉行諸公務。若所事弗勤，有公法在。須至憑給者 右憑給 右武壹隊隊長試差正隊長率隊黃文峯執照。明命拾玖年玖月貳拾玖日 Seal：兵部之印 Small red seals: 兵部 Signature (lower left corner): 阮□奉考

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Title:
Promotion document from the Minh Mạng (明命) era of the Nguyễn dynasty
Document type:
Promotion document
Dynasty:
Nguyễn — Minh Mạng
Date:
1838
Date (Vietnamese calendar):
19-9-29
Languages:
Vietnamese, Script Han (Traditional variant)
Subjects:
Vietnam--History--Nguyẽ̂n dynasty, 1802-1945; Nguyễn Dynasty (Vietnam)
Place of Publication:
Vietnam
Physical Description:
This document is written on plain white paper and has the red seal of the ministry of war, Binh Bộ chi ấn (兵部之印).
Container:
Box 01
Identifier:
pstsc_10178_5fa0febd2ccca0583bf192678919fae1
Location:
Pennsylvania State University. Special Collections Library
Access Condition:
No Copyright – United States
Description:
This document was issued by ministry of war promotes military officials; it was issued on the 29th day of the 9th month of the 19th year of the reign of Minh Mạng Đế (明命帝).
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.