Definitions

1. Noun:
   • National historiographer's office: A historical institution responsible for compiling, editing, and preserving the official national history and historical records.
   • Office of National History: The government bureau or agency in charge of historical annals and official state records.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Quốc sử quán triều Nguyễn đã biên soạn bộ "Đại Nam thực lục". (The Nguyễn dynasty's National Historiographer's Office compiled the "Đại Nam Veritable Records".)
  • Các tài liệu lưu trữ tại quốc sử quán có giá trị lịch sử rất lớn. (The documents archived at the Office of National History have immense historical value.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is considered a historical or literary term. In modern contexts, similar functions are performed by institutions like national archives, historical research institutes, or academies of social sciences.
  • Chức năng của quốc sử quán ngày xưa nay được kế thừa bởi Viện Sử học. (The function of the old National Historiographer's Office is now continued by the Institute of History.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sử quán (n): A shorter, more general term for a historiographical office or bureau.
• Quốc sử (n): National history; the official historical records of a nation.
• Sử gia (n): Historian.
• Sử liệu (n): Historical documents, historical sources.

Synonyms

• Cơ quan biên soạn quốc sử: National history compilation agency.
• Viện sử học (modern term): Institute of History.

Notes

• The term 'quốc sử quán' is marked as '(từ cũ)' (old word), indicating it is an archaic term referring to a specific historical institution, primarily of feudal dynasties like the Nguyễn dynasty. It is not used for contemporary archival or historical institutions.

1. (từ cũ) National historiographer's office