Secretariat-Chancellery

Government department that used to exist in China and Korea

Secretariat-Chancellery

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 中書門下省
Simplified Chinese| 中书门下省
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Zhōngshū Ménxià Shěng
Wade–Giles| Chung1-shu1 Men2-hsia4 Sheng3
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese| 两省
Literal meaning| Two Departments
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Liǎng Shěng
Korean name
Hangul| 중서문하성
Hanja| 中書門下省
| Transcriptions

Revised Romanization| Jungseo Munha Seong
McCune–Reischauer| Chungsŏ Munha Sŏng

Secretariat-Chancellery was a central government department in several dynasties in imperial China and Korea. It was created in the Tang dynasty by combining the Secretariat and the Chancellery. It was a particularly important office in late Tang, the Song dynasty, and Goryeo.

## References

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* Hucker, Charles O. (1985). A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China. Stanford University Press. p. 193.
* Duncan, John B. (1998). "The Formation of the Central Aristocracy in Early Koryŏ". Korean Studies. 12: 39–61\. doi:10.1353/ks.1988.0003. JSTOR 23717729. S2CID 154332960.

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Three Departments and Six Ministries

Three Departments|

* Shangshu Sheng
* Zhongshu Sheng
* Menxia Sheng
* (Secretariat-Chancellery)

Six Ministries|

1. Ministry of Personnel
2. Ministry of Revenue
3. Ministry of Rites
4. Ministry of War
5. Ministry of Justice
6. Ministry of Works

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Government of Imperial China

Nobility|

* Monarchy
* Dynasty
* Cycle
* Titles
* Emperor
* List
* Son of Heaven
* Heirloom Seal of the Realm
* Empress
* Consort kin
* Harem

Offices|

* Grand Chancellor
* Mandarin (bureaucrat)
* Scholar-official

Institutions|

* Nine-rank system
* Nine Courts
* Five Directorates
* Imperial examinations
* Taixue
* Guozijian
* Hanlin Academy
* Academies (Shuyuan)
* Censorate
* Tributary system
* Historical capitals
* Territorial administration
* Yamen
* Tusi

Early Imperial|

* King
* Three Lords and Nine Ministers
* Three Ducal Ministers
* Nine Ministers
* Translated titles

Middle Imperial|

* Jiedushi
* Jimi system
* Bureau of Military Affairs
* Shumishi

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* Shangshu Sheng
* Zhongshu Sheng
* Menxia Sheng
* (Secretariat-Chancellery)

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Six Ministries|

1. Ministry of Personnel
2. Ministry of Revenue
3. Ministry of Rites
4. Ministry of War
5. Ministry of Justice
6. Ministry of Works

Late Imperial|

* Three Bureaus
* Remonstrance Bureau
* Imperial Commissioner
* Grand Secretariat
* Imperial Clan Court
* Grand coordinator and provincial governor
* Viceroys in China
* Mandarin square

| Qing|

* Deliberative Council of Princes and Ministers
* Grand Council
* Lifan Yuan
* Nine Gates Infantry Commander
* Ranks
* Administrative divisions
* Zongli Yamen

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Imperial guards|

* Tang Imperial Guards
* Shence Army
* Embroidered Uniform Guard
* Qing Imperial Guards

Dynasties|

* Han
* Tang
* Liao
* Yuan
* Ming
* Qing

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Separation of powers

Typical branches|

* Executive
* Legislature
* Judiciary

Additional branches|

* Fourth Estate
* Civil service commission
* Auditory
* Electoral
* Prosecutory

By country|

* Australia
* Hong Kong
* Singapore
* United Kingdom
* United States

See also|

* Dual mandate
* Fusion of powers
* Judicial independence
* Judicial review
* Parliamentary sovereignty
* Separation of duties
* Unified power

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