phiên trấn

Thân thiện

Các phiên trấn ở phía Bắc luôn được triều đình cử những tướng tài giỏi đến trấn giữ.

Definition

1. Noun (History):
   • Border territory / Frontier commandery: A historical administrative and military district established in a frontier or border region of pre-modern Vietnam. It was governed by a military official with comprehensive authority for defense and local administration.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà Lê thành lập nhiều phiên trấn ở biên giới phía Bắc. (The Lê dynasty established many frontier commanderies on the northern border.)
  • Vị tướng được cử đến cai quản phiên trấn quan trọng này. (The general was sent to govern this important border territory.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in historical texts and discussions to describe the feudal administrative system for managing and defending remote borderlands.

Variants and Related Words

• Trấn (n): A commandery or garrison; a general term for a military-administered region.
• Biên trấn (n): A synonym emphasizing the borderland aspect.
• Phiên (n): Often refers to vassal states, tributary regions, or remote territories.

Synonyms

• Frontier commandery
• Border march
• March (in a medieval European context)

Related Concepts

• Hành quân: Military campaign, often related to activities in a .
• Thổ ti / Phiên vương: Local chieftain or vassal lord, who might have authority within a .

Học thuật

1. (sử học) Border territory