Ministry of Justice (imperial China)

The Ministry or Board of Justice was one of the Six Ministries under the Department of State Affairs in imperial China.

Ministry of Justice
(Pre-Sui)
Chinese
Literal meaningCapital officials
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDūguān
Wade–GilesTu-kuan
(Sui–Qing)
Chinese
Literal meaningPunishment(s) Department
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXíng Bù
Wade–GilesHsing Pu
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᠪᡝᡳᡩᡝᡵᡝ ᠵᡠᡵᡤᠠᠨ
Möllendorffbeidere jurgan

Functions

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Under the Ming, the Ministry of Justice had charge of most judicial and penal processes, but had no authority over the Censorate or the Grand Court of Revision.[1]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Hucker (1958), p. 32.

Sources

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  • Hucker, Charles O. (1958), "Governmental Organization of The Ming Dynasty", Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 21: 1–66, doi:10.2307/2718619, JSTOR 2718619.