Military document from the Tự Đức (嗣德) era of the Nguyễn dynasty

This document discusses military affairs and was issued by the ministry of war. It was issued on the 10th day of the 4th month of the 21st year of the reign of Tự Đức Đế (嗣德帝).

Hán transcript

兵部為憑給事。兹本部片将護衛司護衛長尊室廡請陞授北寧右威奇玖隊該隊等因，月前初壹日欽蒙準允在案，輒此憑給，宜前徃该省呈知省安便就供职，所召带隨從者五人，並咱通行。須至憑給者 右憑給 北寧右威奇玖隊该隊尊室廡拠此。嗣德貳拾壹年閏肆月初拾日 Seal: 兵部之印 Small red seals: 兵部 Signature (lower left corner): 潘□奉考

□ marks characters that cannot be identified. Double spaces are used to reflect the format of the document.

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Title:
Military document from the Tự Đức (嗣德) era of the Nguyễn dynasty
Document type:
Military document
Dynasty:
Nguyễn — Tự Đức
Date:
1868
Date (Vietnamese calendar):
21-4-10
Languages:
Vietnamese, Script Han (Traditional variant)
Subjects:
Vietnam--History--Nguyẽ̂n dynasty, 1802-1945; Nguyễn Dynasty (Vietnam)
Place of Publication:
Vietnam
Physical Description:
This signed document is handwritten in cursive on plain white paper. The red seal of the ministry of war, Binh Bộ chi ấn (兵部之印), appears throughout.
Container:
Box 01
Identifier:
pstsc_10178_f17ac6309592e69772be37ba99ccac06
Location:
Pennsylvania State University. Special Collections Library
Access Condition:
No Copyright – United States
Description:
This document discusses military affairs and was issued by the ministry of war. It was issued on the 10th day of the 4th month of the 21st 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.