quốc sử quan
Definition
- Noun:
- National History Bureau / Office of National Historiography: An official government agency or bureau in historical Vietnamese monarchies, primarily during dynastic periods like the Lê and Nguyễn, responsible for compiling, editing, and preserving the official historical records and annals of the nation.
- Historiographers' Institute: Refers to the collective body of court-appointed scholars and officials tasked with writing the country's official history.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các sử thần làm việc tại Quốc sử quan. (The historiographers worked at the National History Bureau.)
- Bộ "Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư" được biên soạn dưới sự quản lý của Quốc sử quan. (The "Complete Annals of Đại Việt" was compiled under the management of the Office of National Historiography.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in historical and academic contexts to discuss pre-modern Vietnamese administrative structures and historiography.
- It denotes not just a physical office but also the institutional authority over the official state narrative.
Variants and Related Words
- Sử quan (n): Historiographer. A general term for an official historian.
- Ông ấy được bổ nhiệm làm sử quan. (He was appointed as a historiographer.)
- Quốc sử (n): National history. The official historical record of a nation.
- Ông nghiên cứu quốc sử Việt Nam. (He studies Vietnamese national history.)
Synonyms
- Bureau of Historiography
- Office of State History
- Imperial Archives (context-dependent)
Related Concepts
- Đại Việt sử ký: The historical records of Đại Việt (the old name for Vietnam).
- Sử học: Historiography, the study of historical writing.
- Triều đình: The royal court, which housed the .