A Patent by Ordinance to Grant the son of Defender Duke the Title of Bulwark-general of the State. (鎮國公額爾圖之子納伊音圖為輔國將軍)
Resource Identifier:
104479
Resource Type:
paper
Description:
In the Ch’ing dynasty, the “patent by ordinance”(kao-ming) was bestowed by the Emperor or obtained through inheritance. It conferred titles of honor on officials of the fifth rank or higher.