Six Ministries of the Nguyễn dynasty

Government ministries of the Nguyễn dynasty
The great seals of the Six Ministries of the Nguyễn Dynasty in the year Minh Mạng 10 (1829).

The Six Ministries (Vietnamese: Sáu bộ, chữ Nôm: 𦒹部; Sino-Vietnamese: Lục bộ, chữ Hán: 六部), or the Six Boards, were the major executive parts of the government of the Nguyễn period Vietnamese state from its establishment under the Gia Long Emperor in 1802 until 1906, with the establishment of the Học Bộ (chữ Hán: 學部) in 1907.[1] These six core ministries would exist largely unchanged until the 1933 reforms of the Southern Court by the Bảo Đại Emperor.[2]

History

The Six Boards included:[3]

  1. Administration (Bộ Lại, 部吏)
  2. Finance (Bộ Hộ, 部戸)
  3. Laws (Bộ Hình, 部刑)
  4. Military Affairs (Bộ Binh, 部兵)
  5. Public works (Bộ Công, 部工)
  6. Rites (Bộ Lễ, 部禮)

The Six Boards were established in 1802 after Gia Long's coronation, however they were not fully operational until 1830.[4] Each board had a president (Thượng thư, 尚書), supported by two vice-presidents (Tham tri, 參知). In 1826 emperor Minh Mạng added two vice-minister into each board (Thị lang, 侍郎). By the mid-1840s, the six ministries comprised almost 100 people, included secretaries serving on their boards.[5] In 1907, emperor Duy Tân founded the Ministry of Education to take over a number of functions of the Board of Rites. Cao Xuân Dục was chosen to be its first minister.[6]

Gallery

  • Ministry of Administration (Lại Bộ, 吏部)
    • Ministry of Administration
    • (Lại Bộ, 吏部)
  • Ministry of Finance (Hộ Bộ, 戸部)
    • Ministry of Finance
    • (Hộ Bộ, 戸部)
  • Ministry of Public Works (Công Bộ, 工部)
    • Ministry of Public Works
    • (Công Bộ, 工部)
  • Ministry of Rites (Lễ Bộ, 禮部)
    • Ministry of Rites
    • (Lễ Bộ, 禮部)
  • Privy Council of the Nguyen Dynasty (Cơ Mật Viện, 機密院)
  • Phục mạng ceremony when mandarins received an edict from the Emperor
    Phục mạng ceremony when mandarins received an edict from the Emperor
  • Headquarter of the Privy Council
    Headquarter of the Privy Council
  • Imperial Academy, Huế, under Ministry of Education (Học Bộ, 學部)
    Imperial Academy, Huế, under Ministry of Education (Học Bộ, 學部)

See also

References

  1. ^ tapchisonghuong.com.vn (6 April 2012). "Giới thiệu một số văn bản có liên quan đến Bộ Học và Bộ Quốc dân giáo dục. - Để điều hành đất nước, từ năm 1802-1906, nhà Nguyễn đã thiết lập 6 bộ là: Bộ Lại, Bộ Hộ, Bộ Lễ, Bộ Binh, Bộ Hình, Bộ Công" (in Vietnamese). BẢO TÀNG LỊCH SỬ QUỐC GIA (VIETNAM NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ Phương Anh (tổng hợp) (9 September 2016). "Bảo Đại - Vị Hoàng đế cuối cùng trong lịch sử phong kiến Việt Nam. - Bảo Đại tên thật là Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, là vị Hoàng đế thứ 13 và cuối cùng của triều đại nhà Nguyễn, cũng là vị Hoàng đế cuối cùng trong lịch sử phong kiến Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). BẢO TÀNG LỊCH SỬ QUỐC GIA (VIETNAM NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ Woodside (1988), p. 68–69.
  4. ^ Woodside (1988), p. 67.
  5. ^ Woodside (1988), p. 69.
  6. ^ Triều đại phong kiến duy nhất có Bộ Học, VnExpress, 6/12/2016

Sources

  • Woodside, Alexander (1988). Vietnam and the Chinese model: a comparative study of Vietnamese and Chinese government in the first half of the nineteenth century. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-93721-X.
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