The Imperial Order of Dragon of Annam was instituted on the 14th day of March 1886 in the ancient Vietnamese Imperial City of Hue by His Majesty, The Imperial Emperor of Vietnam, Emperor Dong-Khanh; an ancestor of the current Grand Master, His Imperial Highness Prince Regent Nguyen Phuc Buu Chanh of Vietnam.
Originally, the Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam was created to reward and acknowledge those outstanding individuals who had performed both military and non-military services for the Imperial Vietnamese House of Annam.
After after the fall of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1976, the Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam was withdrawn by the Communist Government of the day. However, as the Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam was never a Communist Government Award in the first instance, the "Fons Honorum" continued to rest with the Imperial Vietnamese House of Annam.
At times during its honoured and revered history, the Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam was also bestowed by the French Colonial Government, and later by the Republic of South Vietnam.
To this day, the Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam was, and still continues to be the real, personal and dynastic property of the Imperial Vietnamese House of Annam.
BE WARNED - FRAUDSTERS SELLING BOGUS IMPERIAL HONORS THROUGH INTERNET: The Organization known as The Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam Foundation [Ordre Imperial du Dragon de l'Annam; the I.O.D.A] - Registered as a Legal Corporate Entity in the United States of America [Texas 800563776] - is a BUSINESS ENTERPRISE that is selling bogus and invalid Appointments to Ranks within the Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam through their Website on the Internet. A Corporate Entity is not a "FONS HONORUM" [Fountain of Honor] - it is a business that lines the pockets of its syndicate members. The perpetrators of these fraudulent activities have neither the mandate, nor the authority to offer, or bestow any Awards, Honors, or Appointments within, for, or behalf of the Vietnamese Imperial Dynasty which is rightfully and legally headed by His Imperial Highness Prince Regent Nhiep Chinh Nguyen Phuc Buu Chanh of Vietnam, the Duke of Kien Hoa and rightful Grand Master of the Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam.
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