(VOVworld) – Binh Thuan Provincial People’s Committee on Monday held a ceremony to receive historical documents and artifacts related to Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty granted by the Le clan in Tuy Phong commune.

At the ceremony

The documents, including 2 Nguyen Dynasty’s royal decrees and 5 degrees issued in Binh Thuan and Khanh Hoa province in the 19^th century, showed that the Nguyen court nominated Le Van Cham and Le Non to be the commanders of naval soldiers to patrol and safeguard the waters from Binh Thuan to Khanh Hoa province. Written in ancient Vietnamese script, these documents hold important historical, cultural and scientific value and prove that the Nguyen Dynasty had established naval teams to defend the sea and islands belonging to Vietnam.