Five Directorates

Traditional Chinese| 五監
Simplified Chinese| 五监
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Wǔ Jiān

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.

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

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

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