A Patent by Command to Grant Ch’ên Shih-ming the title of T’o-sha-la ha-fan (Commandant of Cavalry Second Class) (明將陳士銘授拖沙喇哈番)
Resource Identifier:
038155
Resource Type:
Silk
Description:
In the Ch’ing dynasty, the “patent by command”(ch’ih-ming) was bestowed by Emperor or obtained through inheritance. The ch’ih-ming conferred titles of honor on officials of the sixth rank or lower.