A Presidential order from the Republic Period (republican-era equivalent of imperial edict)

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Period Issued in the 2nd year of the Republic of China (1913) Description Issued in the 2nd year of the Republic of China (1913), this Presidential Order grants the title of Duke Fuguo to Lobsang Chejur. Dimensions 255 x 34.5 cm Literature After the fall of the Qing and the end of imperial rule, formal imperial edicts (诏书 / 上谕) were replaced by presidential decrees—usually called orders, mandates, or ordinances (命令 / 令)—issued in the name of the Republic. Under Yuan Shikai and his successors, these were a central instrument of governance.

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