The front of the document is decorated in dragon patterns and has a square royal seal with clear date, while the back of the paper is decorated in dragon, phoenix and cloud patterns (Photo: baohatinh.vn)
Ha Tinh (VNA) - A research team of Ha TinhMuseum has discovered a royal decree dating to 1784.
The decree was found at the Phan Van family inTram Bang village in central Ha Tinh province’s Duc Lap commune.
Nguyen Tri Son, director of the museum,confirmed that the decree was signed on February 26, 1784, the 14th year ofKing Le Hien Tong’s reign.
Even after centuries, the document remainsintact, measuring 2.1m long and 0.5m wide, with bold, black Chinese characterson a yellow background.
The front of the document was decorated indragon patterns and has a square royal seal with clear date, while the back ofthe paper was decorated in dragon, phoenix and cloud patterns.
The decree has been kept intact with the Phan Van family in Tram Bang village in Duc Lap commune, central Ha Tinh province (Photo: baohatinh.vn)
The document talks about the promotion of anoted military general, Phan Hang, who used to live in Phung Cong commune inNghe An region’s Huong Son district (today’s Duc Lap commune, Duc Tho district,Ha Tinh province).
According to the team’s research, Phan Hangdirected navy troops to protect the Lord’s Palace. Due to his contributions, hewas promoted to lead the entire military troops under King Le Hien Tong, whoserule was dubbed as Canh Hung reign (1740-1786).-VNA
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