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

This document promotes a military official within the royal guards. It was issued on the 18th day of the 1st month of the 2nd year of the reign of Tự Đức Đế (嗣德帝).

Hán transcript

[敕]鑾[駕]衛旗鼓司隊長黃綱，投軍年深，頗能敏幹。兹該管員擇舉具題，[準爾]陞授伊司正隊長，率內隊弁兵，從該管員分派公務，若厥職弗虔，有軍政在，欽哉。嗣德貳年正月拾捌日 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.

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Title:
Promotion document from the Tự Đức (嗣德) era of the Nguyễn dynasty
Authors:
Tự Đức, King of Vietnam, 1829-1883
Document type:
Promotion document
Dynasty:
Nguyễn — Tự Đức
Date:
1849
Date (Vietnamese calendar):
2-1-18
Languages:
Vietnamese, Script Han (Traditional variant)
Subjects:
Vietnam--History--Nguyẽ̂n dynasty, 1802-1945; Nguyễn Dynasty (Vietnam)
Place of Publication:
Vietnam
Physical Description:
The document 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_9fab269c67f514f9d8f381a0868dd890
Location:
Pennsylvania State University. Special Collections Library
Access Condition:
No Copyright – United States
Description:
This document promotes a military official within the royal guards. It was issued on the 18th day of the 1st month of the 2nd 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:

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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.