The government of the Nguyễn dynasty, officially the Southern Court historicaly referred to as the Huế Court, centred around the Emperor as the absolute monarch, surrounded by various imperial agencie
Organisation of the imperial government of the Nguyễn dynasty after the Minh Mạng reforms.
The five high-ranking mandarins (Thượng thư) of the Nguyễn dynasty during the reign of the Bảo Đại Emperor (from left to right): Hồ Đắc Khải, Phạm Quỳnh, Thái Văn Toản, Ngô Đình Diệm, and Bùi Bằng Đoàn.
Viện cơ mật
Royal audience
The Six Ministries, or the Six Boards, were the major executive parts of the government of the Nguyễn period Vietnamese state from its establishment under the Gia Long Emperor in 1802 until 1906, with
The great seals of the Six Ministries of the Nguyễn Dynasty in the year Minh Mạng 10 (1829).
Ministry of Administration (Lại Bộ, 吏部)
Ministry of Finance (Hộ Bộ, 戸部)
Ministry of Public Works (Công Bộ, 工部)