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

This document was issued for the promotion of a military official; it was issued on the 15th day of the 4th month of the 21st year of the reign of Minh Mạng Đế (明命帝).

Hán transcript

[敕右]武壹隊[試差]正隊長率隊黃文峯，□軍年深，頗屬敏幹。兹建安公聲請[保]舉具題，準爾實授伊隊正隊長，率內隊弁兵，從該親公府分派公務，若厥職弗虔，有軍政在，欽哉。明命貳拾壹年肆月拾五日 Seal：敕命之寶

[character] indicates a character that is either missing and supplied based on parallel examples in other edicts, or partially missing but identifiable.

Transcript provided by Penn State University Libraries.

Title:
Promotion document from the Minh Mạng (明命) era of the Nguyễn dynasty
Authors:
Minh Mệnh, King of Vietnam, 1791-1840
Document type:
Promotion document
Dynasty:
Nguyễn — Minh Mạng
Date:
1840
Date (Vietnamese calendar):
21-4-15
Languages:
Vietnamese, Script Han (Traditional variant)
Subjects:
Vietnam--History--Nguyẽ̂n dynasty, 1802-1945; Nguyễn Dynasty (Vietnam)
Place of Publication:
Vietnam
Physical Description:
The promotion is on plain white paper and has the the red imperial seal, Sắc mệnh chi bảo (敕命之寶).
Container:
Box 01
Identifier:
pstsc_10178_c35c5e59542e6b74c7c59eacdf4dfb68
Location:
Pennsylvania State University. Special Collections Library
Access Condition:
No Copyright – United States
Description:
This document was issued for the promotion of a military official; it was issued on the 15th day of the 4th month of the 21st 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:

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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.