Khâm định Việt sử thông

Khâm định Việt sử thông giám cương mục là một bộ sử quan trọng của triều Nguyễn.

Definition

1. Proper Noun:
   • The Imperially Commissioned Complete Mirror of Vietnamese History: The official, comprehensive historical chronicle of Vietnam, commissioned and sanctioned by the Nguyen Dynasty emperor Tu Duc. It is a primary source for studying Vietnamese history from the legendary Hồng Bàng period to the end of the Later Lê Dynasty (1789).

Usage Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • Khâm định Việt sử thông giám cương mục là một tài liệu lịch sử quan trọng. (Khâm định Việt sử thông giám cương mục is an important historical document.)
  • Các sử gia thường tham khảo Khâm định Việt sử thông để nghiên cứu về triều Nguyễn. (Historians often consult Khâm định Việt sử thông to research the Nguyen Dynasty.)

Advanced Usage

• The full and formal title is "Khâm định Việt sử thông giám cương mục". The phrase "thông giám cương mục" indicates its format as a comprehensive, annalistic historical mirror or summary, following the Chinese historiographical tradition.

Variants and Related Words

• Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư (Proper Noun): , an earlier major historical chronicle.
• Việt sử lược (Proper Noun): , another important historical text.
• Khâm định (Verb Phrase): Imperially commissioned or sanctioned.

Synonyms

• Imperial Vietnamese Historical Annals
• The Official Vietnamese Chronicle

Related Concepts

• Historiography: The study of historical writing. This text is a cornerstone of traditional Vietnamese historiography.
• Chronicle: A factual written account of historical events in order of time. This work is a prime example of a royal chronicle.
• Nguyễn Dynasty: The last imperial dynasty of Vietnam (1802–1945), under whose authority this history was compiled.