The Five Directorates were five service agencies in the central government of the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties of China, apart from the Nine Courts.
| Five Directorates | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 五監 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 五监 | ||||||
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The Five Directorates included:
- Directorate of Waterways (都水監)
- Directorate for Imperial Manufactories (少府監)
- Directorate for the Palace Buildings (将作監)
- Directorate for Armaments (軍器監)
- Directorate of Education (國子監), during the Sui and Tang dynasties
- Directorate of Astronomy (司天監), during the Five Dynasties period and Song dynasty
References edit
- Hucker, Charles O. (1985). A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China. Stanford University Press. p. 569.
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