T H E RO Y AL A N TI Q U ITI E S C OLL E C TIO N O F T H E N G U Y E N D Y N A S T Y, V I E T N A M - TAASA Review March 2014

T H E RO Y AL A N TI Q U ITI E S C OLL E C TIO N O F T H E N G U Y E N D Y N A S T Y, V I E T N A M – TAASA Review March 2014

This article was originally found in the March 2014 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 23, Issue 1, Page 7).

The full article is available for free to TAASA Members.

Kerry Nguyen-Long O n the afternoon of 30 August 1945 a crowd gathered in front of the Ngo Mon Gate entrance to the Imperial City in Hue.

They were there to hear King Bao Dai (r.1925-1945) read the abdication edict.

The king wore his imperial robes, golden turban and beaded footwear...