Khâm định Đại nam hội điển
Definition
- Proper Noun:
- Khâm Định Đại Nam Hội Điển: The official, imperially commissioned compendium of administrative statutes and regulations of the Đại Nam (Vietnamese) state under the Nguyễn Dynasty. It is a comprehensive legal and bureaucratic code, detailing the organization, functions, and procedures of the government, its ministries, and local administration.
Usage Examples
- Proper Noun:
- Các nhà nghiên cứu tra cứu Khâm định Đại Nam hội điển để tìm hiểu về luật pháp triều Nguyễn. (Researchers consult the Khâm Định Đại Nam Hội Điển to study Nguyễn Dynasty law.)
- Khâm định Đại Nam hội điển là một tài liệu lịch sử vô giá. (The Khâm Định Đại Nam Hội Điển is an invaluable historical document.)
Advanced Usage
- The title is often analyzed for its constituent parts in historical and sinological studies:
- "Khâm định": Imperially commissioned or authorized by the emperor.
- "Đại Nam": "Great South," the official name of Vietnam under the Nguyễn Dynasty.
- "Hội điển": Collected statutes or institutional regulations.
Variants and Related Words
- Hội điển (n): A general term for a compiled code of statutes or administrative regulations.
- Khâm định (adj/phrase): Signifying a work officially commissioned and sanctioned by the emperor.
Synonyms
- Legal code: A systematic collection of laws.
- Administrative compendium: A comprehensive collection of governmental rules and procedures.
- Imperial statutes: Laws and regulations issued under imperial authority.
Related Concepts
- Bộ luật: Code of law. While the Khâm Định Đại Nam Hội Điển contains legal statutes, it is more precisely an administrative and institutional code rather than a penal code.
- Hoàng triều: Of the imperial court; often used in similar titles of official dynastic documents.