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Edict of the Tongzhi Emperor in 1874 An edict is a decree or announcement of a law , often associated with monarchies , but it can be under any official authority. Synonyms include "dictum" and "pronouncement".
Synonyms include "dictum" and "pronouncement". Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. A. ... Edict of Paris; Edict of Pîtres;
Example of a Soviet-era ukaz: the appointment of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, 1964.. In Imperial Russia, a ukase (/ j uː ˈ k eɪ z,-ˈ k eɪ s / [1] [2]) or ukaz (Russian: указ) was a proclamation of the tsar, government, [3] or a religious leadership (e.g., Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' or the Most Holy Synod) that had the force of law.
The Turgot Edict of 1776 (officially titled "Edict of the King Abolishing the Guilds") was a French law enacted under Louis XVI that abolished the guild system of the Ancien Régime. It was proposed by Anne Robert Jacques Turgot , the Controller-General of Finances , and implemented via a forced lit de justice to compel the Parlement of Paris ...
In Dhauli and Jaugada, on the east coast of India, in the recently conquered territory of Kalinga, Major Rock Edicts 11 to 13 were omitted, but another separate Edict was put in their place, the Second Separate Major Rock Edict, addressed to the officials of Tosali in the Dhauli Separate Edicts and of Somāpā in the Jaugada versions. The ...
The inscription technique of the early Edicts, particularly the Schism Edcits at Sarnath, Sanchi and Kosambi-Allahabad, is very poor compared for example to the later Major Pillar Edicts, however the Minor Pillar Edicts are often associated with some of the artistically most sophisticated pillar capitals of Ashoka, such as the renowned Lion ...
The Kalsi rock edict of Ashoka, which mentions the Greek kings Antiochus, Ptolemy, Antigonus, Magas and Alexander by name (underlined in color). The word Yona for "Greek" in the Girnar 2nd Major Rock Edict of Ashoka. The word is part of the phrase "Amtiyako Yona Raja" (The Greek King Antiochus). [76]
The revocation of the Edict of Nantes also further damaged the perception of Louis XIV abroad, making the Protestant nations bordering France more hostile to his regime. Upon the revocation of the edict, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg issued the Edict of Potsdam, which encouraged Protestants to come to Brandenburg-Prussia.