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Announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism

Anedict is a decree or announcement of alaw, often associated withmonarchies, but it can be under any official authority. Synonyms include "dictum" and "pronouncement".Edict derives from the Latinedictum.^[1]

Notable edicts

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Telepinu Proclamation, byTelipinu, king of theHittites. Written c. 1550 BC, it helped archeologists to construct a succession of Hittite Kings. It also recountsMursili I's conquest ofBabylon.
Edicts of Ashoka, by theMauryan emperor,Ashoka, during his reign from 272 BC to 231 BC.
Reform ofRoman Calendar,Julian Calendar, took effect on 1 JanuaryAUC 709 (45 BC).
Edictum perpetuum (129), anImperial revision of the long-standingPraetor's Edict, a periodic document which first began under the lateRoman Republic (c. 509–44 BC).
Edict on Maximum Prices (301), byRoman Emperor Diocletian. It attempted to reform theRoman system of taxation and to stabilize the coinage.
Edict of Serdica (311), byGalerius before his death. This proclamation removed all previous restrictions on theChristian religion, allowing it and all other religions to be practiced throughout theRoman Empire.
Edict of Milan (313), byConstantine the Great, andLicinius, the Easterntetrarch. It declared that theRoman Empire would be neutral with regard to religious worship, officially ending all government-sanctioned religious persecution, especially of Christianity.
Edict of Paris (614), byClotaire II ofNeustria. It tried to establish order by standardising the appointment process for public officials across the realm. It guaranteed the nobility their ancient rights, and in this respect has been seen as a FrenchMagna Carta.
Edict of Pistres (864), byCharles the Bald. It reformed theWest Frankish army and laid the foundations for the famous Frenchchivalry of theHigh Middle Ages. It also ordered the construction of fortified bridgeheads to deal withViking raiders.
Edict on the Transfer of the Capital (1010), byLý Thái Tổ, founder of theLý dynasty. The capital of Đại Cồ Việt was shifted fromHoa Lư toĐại La as a result.
Edict of Expulsion (1290), by KingEdward I of England. It ordered the expulsion of allJews from England and theconfiscation of their real property.
Edict of Worms (1521), by theDiet of Worms, withHoly Roman Emperor Charles V presiding. It declaredMartin Luther to be an outlaw and banned the reading or possession of his writings. The edict permitted anyone to kill Luther without legal consequence.
Edict of Saint-Germain (1562), byCatherine de' Medici, Queen ofFrance, in January 1562. It was anedict of toleration that recognized the existence of theProtestants and guaranteedfreedom of conscience and private worship. It forbadeHuguenot worship within towns (where conflicts flared up too easily), but permitted Protestantsynods andconsistories.
Edict of Nantes (1598), by KingHenry IV of France. It granted all of the above listings the French Protestants (also known asHuguenots) substantial rights inFrance, aCatholic nation.
Edict of Restitution (1629), byHoly Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. It attempted to restore the religious and territorial settlement after thePeace of Augsburg (1555). It forbade thesecularization of land and property belonging to theCatholic Church.
Sakoku Edict (1635), the third of a series issued byTokugawa Iemitsu,shōgun ofJapan from 1623 to 1651. The Edict of 1635 is considered a prime example of the Japanese desire forisolationism (sakoku). This decree is one of the many acts that were written by Iemitsu to eliminate Catholic influence, and enforced strict government rules and regulations to impose these ideas. The Edict of 1635 was written to the two commissioners ofNagasaki, a port city located in southwestern Japan.
Edict of Fontainebleau (1685), byLouis XIV of France. It revoked theEdict of Nantes (1598) and ordered the destruction ofHuguenot churches.
Sacred Edict (1670), by theKangxi Emperor of theQing dynasty of China. Made up of 16 maxims, it served to instruct the average Chinese people of the basic principles ofConfucianism. The Sacred Edict was subsequently expanded upon in a separate edict issued by theYongzheng Emperor in 1724.
AFrench edict byFinance Minister Colbert (17th century) was intended to improve the quality ofcloth. This law declared that if amerchant's cloth was not found to be satisfactory on three occasions, then he was to be tied to a post with the cloth attached to him.
Edict of Gülhane (1839), Ottoman edict that ushered in the Tanzimât period
Edict of Toleration (1839), by KingKamehameha III ofHawaii. It allowed for the establishment of theCatholic Church in Hawaii.
Hatt-ı Hümayun of 1856 (Reform Edict of 1856) byOttoman SultanAbdülmecid I, promised equality in education, government appointments, and administration of justice to all regardless of creed.
Imperial Decree of the Declaration of War Against Foreign Powers (1900), issued in the name of theGuangxu Emperor of theQing dynasty of China, declared war against theRussian Empire, theUnited States of America, theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, theEmpire of Japan, theFrench Republic, theGerman Empire, theKingdom of Italy, theKingdom of Spain, theAustro-Hungarian Monarchy, theKingdom of Belgium, and theNetherlands simultaneously, which culminated in theEight-Nation Alliance Invasion.
Imperial Edict of the Abdication of the Qing Emperor (1912), issued in the name of theXuantong Emperor of theQing dynasty of China, marked the end of the dynasty and 2133 years of imperial rule in China, whilst simultaneously transferred the sovereignty of China (includingManchuria,Mongolia,Xinjiang, andTibet) to the nascentRepublic of China.^[2]^[3]^[4]