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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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWǔ Jiān

The Five Directorates included:

References

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  • Hucker, Charles O. (1985). A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China. Stanford University Press. p. 569.