Edict from the Minh Mạng (明命) era of the Nguyễn dynasty

This edict promotes a dragon deity to a mid-ranked deity.

Hán transcript

敕三郎龍王護國庇民，顯有功德，經有社民奉事，奉我世祖高皇帝統一海宇，慶被神人，肆今光紹鴻圖，緬念神庥，宜隆顯號，可加贈仁霑㤙洽中等神，仍準許禾多縣甘海村依舊奉事，神其相佑，保我黎民，欽哉。明命五年貳月拾壹日 Seal：封贈之寶

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Title:
Edict from the Minh Mạng (明命) era of the Nguyễn dynasty
Authors:
Minh Mệnh, King of Vietnam, 1791-1840
Document type:
Edict
Dynasty:
Nguyễn — Minh Mạng
Date:
1824
Date (Vietnamese calendar):
5-2-11
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 printed on yellow paper and features a dragon and cloud in silver ink; the the red imperial seal, Sắc mệnh chi bảo (敕命之寶), is included. It was issued on the 11th day of the 2nd month of the 5th year of the reign of Minh Mạng Đế (明命帝).
Container:
Box 01
Identifier:
pstsc_10178_4493300cbd61c6b582be7151c7e2e31c
Location:
Pennsylvania State University. Special Collections Library
Access Condition:
No Copyright – United States
Description:
This edict promotes a dragon deity to a mid-ranked deity.
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.