(Baonghean.vn) - The Nguyen Sy family in Tu Vien village (Thanh Luong, Thanh Chuong) has long been known as a cradle for nurturing many generations of "talented individuals". Among them are two outstanding figures, Nguyen Sy Xung and Nguyen Sy An, who were awarded nine royal decrees by five different emperors.
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| Royal decreeIt is a document conveying the King's orders.bestowing titles and ranks upon the nobility.Officials often bestowed titles and rewards upon those who had rendered meritorious service to the country. Royal decrees conveyed valuable information about their achievements to future generations and demonstrated the honor bestowed by the dynasty and the community upon that individual. Currently...The ancestral temple of the Nguyen Sy clan still preserves the clan's royal decrees. Due to the vicissitudes of time, only four decrees belonging to the military general Nguyen Sy Xung remain; the other five have been lost. |
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| Of the four royal decrees still preserved, bestowed upon General Nguyen Sy Xung by various emperors, two date back to the reign of Emperor Le Hien Tong, one to Emperor Quang Trung Nguyen Hue, and one to Emperor Thai Duc Nguyen Nhac. |
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| General Nguyen Sy Xung, born in 1750, held the title of "Tráng tiết tướng quân thiên hộ" (Brave and Virtuous General, Thousand-Household Commander) during the Le-Tay Son dynasty. In the 1789 campaign to defeat the Qing army, he made a significant contribution by annihilating 290,000 enemy troops and liberating Thang Long (Hanoi). The image shows a royal decree bestowed upon him by Emperor Le Hien Tong. |
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| For his great achievements, he was rewarded by the King with a royal robe and a general's hat. |
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| The general's hat is still cherished and preserved by his descendants, who consider it a "treasure" that the Nguyen Sy family has always treasured and protected for generations. |
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| The hat is made from precious wood with exquisite carvings. |
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| According to Mr. Nguyen Sy Ba, a member of the Nguyen Sy Family Council, before the military career of the loyal and patriotic general, the family's ancestral temple was granted the status of "national historical and cultural relic" by the state. This is a source of immense pride for the descendants of the Nguyen Sy family. |
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| Besides the military general Nguyen Sy Sung, Deputy Scholar Nguyen Sy An was also granted two royal decrees from Emperor Thieu Tri and two royal decrees from Emperor Tu Duc. |
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| The family's genealogy records state that he was a Vice-Bachelor in the Imperial Examination of the year Giap Thin (1784) and was appointed to the Han Lam Vien Kiem Thao (Academy of Imperial Censors) to assist the King in governing and carrying out official duties. |
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