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Official Posts, Part One
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Since ancient times, rulers have faced south to preside over the realm, founded states and granted fiefs, and established offices with defined responsibilities — a system long held in high regard. From Han and Tang onward, though each dynasty altered the structure in its own way, all drew on Zhou and Qin models for revision, and the overall framework did not differ greatly. In essence, the purpose was to recruit able men to aid the emperor and administer the affairs of the people.
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Taizu of the Yuan rose from the northern steppe and united his followers. The tribes lived as nomads without walled towns; their ways were plain and unadorned, and daily administration was not elaborate. Armies were led by commanders of ten thousand households, while judicial officers handled law and government — and only one or two kinsmen and favored ministers were ever put in charge. After the conquest of China proper, Taizong set up the Ten Circuits Taxation Commission and began appointing scholars trained in the Confucian tradition. Jin defectors were given titles matching their former ranks — provincial commissioners or marshals received those same designations. In those early years of state-building, there was scarcely time to devise institutions meant to endure.
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After the Dade reign, prolonged peace bred a taste for ornament over substance, opened many doors to favor-seeking, and closed the way to upright service. Posts multiplied at the top while clerks abused their power below. Critics submitted memorial after memorial, yet the court never remedied the abuse — a situation that had become all but inevitable.
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Broadly speaking, the Yuan bureaucracy grew or shrank with the times, and its merits or flaws depended on who held office. What follows is drawn from the archival record and arranged in order. Offices created for temporary needs and dissolved when those needs ended, together with posts tied to foreign religions, miscellaneous trades, and hereditary lines — though their titles and types are legion — are here summarized only in outline. Thus is composed the Treatise on Official Posts.
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The Three Dukes — the Grand Preceptor, Grand Tutor, and Grand Protector — each one post, rank 1a, bearing a silver seal, were charged with harmonizing yin and yang and overseeing the realm. The Yuan adopted these titles chiefly as marks of supreme honor. In the twelfth year of Taizu, a Grand Preceptor was appointed and given the title of king. Taizong established the Three Dukes upon his accession, but the dates of their appointments and removals cannot be determined. Under Shizu the posts usually stood empty; only a single Grand Protector was appointed. From the reigns of Chengzong and Wuzong onward, all three dukes were regularly filled, leaving no vacancy. There were also posts such as Grand Minister of Education, Minister of Education, and Grand Commandant, which were sometimes filled and sometimes left vacant. When these posts existed, some holders were authorized to maintain a staff bureau and some were not. The crown prince's household sometimes had Three Masters and Three Mentors as well, though these too were not permanently maintained.
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The Director of the Secretariat — one post, silver seal — oversaw all officials and convened to decide routine state business. Taizong assigned the post to his chief minister; Shizu had the crown prince hold it in addition to his other duties. In the tenth year of Zhiyuan (1273), a crown prince was installed and served as acting Director of the Secretariat. In the eleventh year of Dade (1307), the crown prince was placed in charge of the Secretariat. In the third year of Yanyou (1316), the crown prince again served as acting Director of the Secretariat. Subordinates included two seal supervisors.
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The Right Chancellor and Left Chancellor — one each, rank 1a, silver seal — commanded the Six Ministries, directed the hundred offices, and stood immediately below the Director of the Secretariat. When the Directorate stood vacant, they assumed its duties, assisted the emperor, and managed the affairs of state. In the earliest days the title did not yet exist; Taizong was the first to appoint one Right Chancellor and one Left Chancellor. In the first year of Zhongtong (1260), Shizu appointed a single Chancellor. The following year, two Right Chancellors and two Left Chancellors were restored. In the second year of Zhiyuan (1265), five additional Chancellors were added. In the seventh year (1270), the Department of State Affairs was created with two Chancellors. In the eighth year (1271), the Department was abolished and two Chancellors were appointed to the Secretariat. In the twenty-fourth year (1287), the Department was re-established while the Secretariat retained its two Chancellors. In the twenty-ninth year (1292), the Department was abolished again and a single Chancellor was appointed. In the second year of Zhida (1309), Wuzong restored the Department with two Chancellors, while the Secretariat also had two. In the fourth year (1311), the Department was merged back into the Secretariat, leaving two Chancellors in all — a arrangement that thereafter remained fixed. In the first year of Zhishun (1330), Wenzong relied chiefly on the Right Chancellor alone; the Left Chancellor was sometimes appointed and sometimes left vacant.
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Administrators of Affairs — four posts, rank 1b — managed routine state business and assisted the Chancellors; all weighty military and civil matters passed through them. In the first year of Zhongtong (1260), two Administrators of Affairs were appointed. The following year, the number was raised to four. In the seventh year of Zhiyuan (1270), the Department of State Affairs was created with two of its own Administrators. In the eighth year (1271), the Department was absorbed into the Secretariat and three Administrators were appointed there. In the twenty-third year (1286), an edict culled redundant offices and reduced Administrators to two. In the twenty-fourth year (1287), the Department was restored, with two Administrators in each of the Secretariat and the Department. In the twenty-ninth year (1292), the Department was abolished and the Secretariat's Administrators were increased to five, one designated for deliberation on Secretariat business. In the thirtieth year (1293), the number was raised again to six. In the first year of Yuanzhen (1295), the deliberator's title was changed to Administrator of Important Military and State Affairs. In the second year of Zhida (1309), Wuzong re-established the Department with three Administrators, while the Secretariat had five. In the fourth year (1311), the Department was abolished and merged back into the Secretariat, which retained five Administrators. In the first year of Zhishun (1330), the number was fixed at four, and this arrangement thereafter held.
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The Right Vice-Director and Left Vice-Director — one each, rank 2a — assisted the chancellors in managing routine affairs and were known as the Left and Right Assistants. In the second year of Zhongtong (1261), one Left and one Right Vice-Director were appointed. The following year, the number was increased to four. In the seventh year of Zhiyuan (1270), the Department was established; the Secretariat still had four Vice-Directors. In the eighth year (1271), the Department was absorbed and the Secretariat had one Right and one Left Vice-Director. In the twenty-third year (1286), redundant offices were cut, but the Vice-Directors remained unchanged. In the twenty-fourth year (1287), the Department was restored with one Right and one Left Vice-Director, while the Secretariat's posts stood vacant. In the twenty-eighth year (1291), the Department was abolished once more. In the thirtieth year (1293), two Right Vice-Directors were appointed, one designated for deliberation on Secretariat business. In the first year of Yuanzhen (1295), the Right Vice-Director who handled deliberation was also made Grand Academician of the Hall for the Diffusion of Literature and shared Secretariat duties. In the second year of Zhida (1309), the Department was restored with two Vice-Directors, while the Secretariat had five. In the fourth year (1311), the Department's Vice-Directors were abolished and the Secretariat's were reduced to four. In the first year of Zhishun (1330), one Right and one Left Vice-Director were fixed, and the number was never changed again.
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Participating Administrators — two posts, rank 2b — assisted the chancellors in major policy, ranking below the Right and Left Vice-Directors. In the first year of Zhongtong (1260), a single Participating Administrator was first appointed. The following year, the number was raised to two. In the seventh year of Zhiyuan (1270), the Department was created with three Participating Administrators. In the eighth year (1271), the Department was absorbed and the Secretariat had two Participating Administrators. In the twenty-third year (1286), redundant offices were cut, but two Participating Administrators remained. In the twenty-fourth year (1287), the Department was restored with two Participating Administrators, as did the Secretariat. In the twenty-eighth year (1291), the Department's Participating Administrators were abolished. In the second year of Zhida (1309), the Department was restored with two Participating Administrators, as did the Secretariat. In the fourth year (1311), the Department was merged into the Secretariat, which then had three Participating Administrators. In the first year of Zhishun (1330), the number was fixed at two, and this arrangement thereafter held.
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The Left Secretariat Office: two Directors, rank 5a; two Vice Directors, rank 6a; two Secretaries, rank 7a. In the first year of Zhongtong (1260), the Left and Right Secretariat Offices were established. In the fifteenth year of Zhiyuan (1278), they were formally separated into two distinct offices. The Left Office oversaw: the Personnel and Rites Section, with nine categories — (1) Southern personnel, (2) Northern personnel, (3) yellow slips, (4) recommendations, (5) rites, (6) record of current policy, (7) enfeoffment and posthumous honors, (8) plaques and seals, and (9) commendations. The Appointments Section had five categories — (1) qualifications and ranks, (2) regular selection, (3) censorate and court selection, (4) selection for current vacancies, and (5) Belge selection. The Household Miscellaneous Section had seven categories — (1) fixed salaries, (2) clothing, (3) sheep and horses, (4) provisioning accounts, (5) land, (6) Imperial Storehouse Directorate, and (7) consolidated accounts. The Tax Grain Section had six categories — (1) sea transport, (2) porterage transport, (3) remote frontiers, (4) relief, (5) incidents, and (6) military artisans. The Silver and Paper Money Section had two categories — (1) paper currency regulations and (2) tax items. The Provisioning Section had two categories — (1) food and drink and (2) fodder. Staff included two clerks, twenty Mongol scribes, one Muslim scribe, seven Han scribes, and fifteen record keepers.
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The Right Secretariat Office: two Directors, rank 5a; two Vice Directors, rank 6a; two Secretaries, rank 7a. In the first year of Zhongtong (1260), the Left and Right Secretariat Offices were established. In the fifteenth year of Zhiyuan (1278), they were formally separated into two distinct offices. The Right Office oversaw: the Military Section, with five categories — (1) frontier passes, (2) postal stations, (3) relay horses, (4) garrison farming, and (5) pasture lands. The Punishments Section had six categories — (1) statutes, (2) suppressing banditry, (3) rewards for merit, (4) prohibitions and corrections, (5) wrongful inquests, and (6) litigation. The Works Section had six categories — (1) unauthorized manufacture of weapons, (2) regular tax in silk bolts, (3) annual grants, (4) construction, (5) provisioning, and (6) waterways. Staff included two clerks, three Mongol scribes, one Muslim scribe, one Han scribe, and five record keepers.
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Secretariat staff included two seal supervisors who guarded the Secretariat seal — appointed whenever a Director of the Secretariat was in office. Four seal keepers managed use of the Secretariat seal. Four keshig guards.
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Twenty-two Mongol bitichi (scribes): sixteen in the Left Office and six in the Right Office. Sixty Han secretariat clerks: thirty-nine in the Left Office and twenty-one in the Right Office. Fourteen Muslim secretariat clerks: nine in the Left Office and five in the Right Office. Fifty emissaries.
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Three secretariat physicians. Forty-one yudanchi attendants.
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Judicial commissioners, rank 3, oversaw criminal administration. In the dynasty's early years, prime ministers sometimes held the office. The title carried great prestige, but the number of posts fluctuated. Holders were drawn from the imperial household, the empress's and crown prince's establishments, and the appanages of the princes — keshig guards and men of that sort. In the first year of Zhongtong, thirty-one commissioners were appointed across the sixteen imperial households. In the sixth year of Zhiyuan, the number rose to thirty-four posts across seventeen households. The following year, thirty-five posts were set under eighteen households. In the eighth year, the office first received an official seal. In the twenty-seventh year, when the two secretariats were split, judicial commissioners were assigned to each. In the twenty-eighth year, thirty-six posts were established under eighteen households and placed under the Secretariat. In the thirty-first year, two posts were added. The final establishment fixed forty-one posts under the imperial household and the princely households combined. Leadership posts comprised one intendant and one registrar. Clerical staff included two Mongol bitichi, twelve clerks, one Muslim clerk, two keshig guards, two seal keepers, eight memorial couriers, and one record keeper.
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Guest Secretariat commissioners, rank 5a: four commissioners of rank 5a; two vice commissioners, rank 6a; One clerk handled selection and assignment of direct secretariat attendants, emissaries, and related staff. In the ninth year of Zhiyuan, two commissioners were appointed; one also served as interpreter, the other did not. In the first year of Dade, four commissioners and two vice commissioners were added. Direct secretariat attendants: first established with two posts in the seventh year of Zhiyuan, later increased to thirty-three. They handled presentation of memorials and attendant missions. Four inspection officers, rank 7a, audited deadlines and documentary lapses in the Left and Right Offices and Six Ministries; six writing clerks were added in the first year of Dade.
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One audit officer, rank 8a, audited fiscal receipts and disbursements, construction standards, and all accounts, documents, and ledgers for the Left and Right Offices. In the first year of Zhongtong, two posts were established. In the eighth year of Zhiyuan, the number was reduced to one, with eight record keepers.
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Two archive depot registrars, rank 8a, maintained the Secretariat's registers, ledgers, and case files — the archival records kept for audit. This was the archivist's role. First established with two posts in the third year of Zhiyuan; the number of added posts thereafter varied. At the beginning of Zhishun, the establishment was fixed at two posts with ten record keepers. One combined registrar for the Mongol archive depot, with two record keepers. One registrar for the Muslim archive depot, with two record keepers.
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The Ministry of Personnel: three ministers, rank 3a; two vice ministers, rank 4a; two directors, rank 5b; two vice directors, rank 6b, who issued policies for selecting and appointing officials empire-wide. It held authority over evaluation of officeholders, assignment of clerical staff, enfeoffment for merit, and performance assessment alike. In Shizu's first year of Zhongtong, Personnel, Revenue, and Rites were grouped as the Left Three Ministries with two ministers, two vice ministers, four directors, and six vice directors. In the first year of Zhiyuan, Personnel and Rites were separated into their own ministry: three ministers, two vice ministers, four directors, and three vice directors. In the third year, they reverted to the Left Three Ministries. In the fifth year, they were combined again as the Ministry of Personnel and Rites: two ministers, and one each of vice minister, director, and vice director. In the seventh year, the Six Ministries were formally established. The Ministry of Personnel had one minister, one vice minister, two directors, and two vice directors. In the eighth year, it reverted to the Ministry of Personnel and Rites: one minister, one vice minister, one director, and two vice directors. In the thirteenth year, the Ministry of Personnel was re-established separately with seven ministers, three vice ministers, two directors, and four vice directors. In the nineteenth year, the number of ministers was cut to two, with one vice minister, one director, and two vice directors. In the twenty-first year, there were three ministers and one vice minister; directors and vice directors remained unchanged. In the twenty-third year, each of the Six Ministries was fixed at two ministers, two vice ministers, two directors, and two vice directors. In the twenty-eighth year, ministers were increased to three, with three section chiefs, three Mongol bitichi, twenty-five clerks, two Muslim clerks, one keshig guard, two seal keepers, six memorial couriers, two Mongol scribes, five selection scribes, and nineteen record keepers.
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The Ministry of Revenue: three ministers, rank 3a; two vice ministers, rank 4a; two directors, rank 5b; three vice directors, rank 6b, who administered policies on population registers, tax grain, and land empire-wide. It held authority over tribute collection and disbursement, currency circulation, treasury holdings, commodity prices, and all matters of fiscal collection, distribution, and review. In the first year of Zhongtong, Personnel, Revenue, and Rites were grouped as the Left Three Ministries with two ministers, two vice ministers, four directors, and six vice directors. In the first year of Zhiyuan, the Ministry of Revenue was established separately with three ministers, four vice ministers, four directors, and three vice directors. In the third year, they reverted to the Left Three Ministries. In the fifth year, it was separated again as the Ministry of Revenue: one minister, one vice minister, one director, and two vice directors. In the seventh year, when the Six Ministries were established, there were two ministers, two vice ministers, and two directors; vice directors remained unchanged. In the thirteenth year, one minister was added; vice ministers, directors, and vice directors remained unchanged. In the nineteenth year, both directors and vice directors were increased to four each. In the twenty-third year, ministers, vice ministers, and directors of each ministry were fixed at two each. The following year, two posts were added because the Ministry of Revenue's duties were far heavier than those of the other ministries. In Chengzong's fifth year of Dade, one minister and one vice director were cut, leaving three of each; staff comprised eight section chiefs, seven Mongol bitichi, sixty-one clerks, six Muslim clerks, one keshig guard, two seal keepers, thirty-two memorial couriers, one Mongol scribe, twenty-two record keepers, and four accounting officers. Its subordinate offices are listed below.
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The Directorate General for the Myriad Bolts Treasure Source Depot, which managed precious paper notes and jade ware, was first established in the twenty-fifth year of Zhiyuan. one director-general, rank 4a; one director, rank 5a; one associate director, rank 5b; one vice director, rank 6b; One registrar, rank 8b; one archive controller; twenty-three bureau clerks, two translators, and forty-six warehouse clerks, including two semu persons.
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The Directorate General for the Myriad Bolts Broad Source Depot managed aromatics, paper notes, and related goods; its organization matched the above. Staff included two archive controllers, twelve bureau clerks, one translator, and thirteen warehouse clerks.
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The Directorate General for the Myriad Bolts Brocade Source Depot managed silks of all kinds; its organization matched the above, except for one additional vice director. Three archive controllers were first established, then reduced to one; staff comprised twenty-two bureau clerks, one translator, and twenty-six warehouse clerks, including two semu persons.
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The Directorate General for the Myriad Bolts Tribute Source Depot managed silk floss, cloth, and related goods; its organization matched the above. Two archive controllers were appointed, later reduced to one; staff comprised seventeen bureau clerks, one translator, and fifteen warehouse clerks, including two semu persons.
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One combined audit officer and archive registrar for the four depots, rank 9b. In Shizu's twenty-eighth year of Zhiyuan, because the four depots' fiscal business had grown heavy, one post was created and granted an official seal.
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The Funing Depot was first established in the twenty-seventh year of Zhiyuan. one director, rank 5b; one associate director, rank 6b; one vice director, rank 7b, who handled receipt and disbursement of gold and silver from the Myriad Bolts Treasure Source Depot. One clerical officer; bureau clerks were later increased to six, with one translator and eight warehouse clerks.
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The Directorate General for Precious Notes in All Circuits: one darughachi, rank 4a; one director-general, rank 4a; one vice darughachi, rank 5a; one director, rank 5a; one associate director, rank 5b; two vice directors, rank 6b; one registrar, rank 8b; one audit officer, rank 9b. In the dynasty's early years, the Ministry of Revenue also handled paper currency affairs. Under Shizu, the Paper Note Directorate was first established during the Zhiyuan era, at rank 5a. In the twenty-fourth year, it was renamed the Directorate General for Precious Notes in All Circuits, raised to rank 4a, and given one additional vice darughachi and archive controller. Under the later fixed establishment described above, one more archive controller was added. Staff comprised twelve bureau clerks, one Mongol bitichi, one Muslim clerk, and seven memorial couriers.
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The General Depot for Precious Notes: one darughachi, rank 5b; one commissioner, rank 5b; three vice commissioners, rank 7a. In Shizu's twenty-fifth year of Zhiyuan, the Original Treasure Depot was renamed the General Depot for Precious Notes and set at rank 6a. In the twenty-sixth year, it was raised to rank 5b; additional commissioners and vice commissioners were appointed, and warehouse clerks were added. Thereafter the officials listed above were fixed in permanent establishment. Staff included seven bureau clerks, one translator, and fifty warehouse clerks.
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The Note Printing Depot for Precious Notes: one darughachi, rank 7a; two commissioners, rank 7b; two vice commissioners, rank 8a. It was first established in the fourth year of Zhongtong, at rank 8b. In the twenty-fourth year of Zhiyuan, it was raised to rank 7b and given one additional darughachi. Thereafter the officials listed above were fixed in permanent establishment.
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The Six Circulation Depots. In the first year of Zhongtong, the Circulation Depot of the Central Capital was first established at rank 7b, with one intendant, rank 7b; one commissioner, rank 8b; one vice commissioner, rank 9b. In the twenty-fourth year of Zhiyuan, three depots were re-established in the capital, named Guangxi, Wenming, and Shuncheng. Their titles were taken from the names of city gates. In the twenty-sixth year, three more depots were added — Jiande, Heyi, and Chongren. These likewise took their names from city gates.
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The Dadu Commodity Tax Directorate managed taxes of all kinds and oversaw the capital's markets. two directors, rank 5b; one associate director, rank 6b; one vice director, rank 7b; one archive controller and six bureau clerks. In Shizu's nineteenth year of Zhiyuan, the two tax offices of old Dadu were merged into the Dadu Tax Directorate. In Wuzong's first year of Zhida, it became the Commodity Tax Directorate. It had four subordinate offices:
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The Horse Market and Pig and Sheep Market, each at rank 7b. one intendant, rank 7b; one commissioner, rank 8b; one vice commissioner, rank 9b. It was first established in Shizu's thirtieth year of Zhiyuan. The Cattle and Donkey Market and Fruit and Timber Market had the same ranks and official establishment as above.
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The Horn and Crab Market had one commissioner and two vice commissioners. It was first established in the first year of Zhida.
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The Coal and Wood Office: one intendant, rank 8b; one commissioner, rank 9b; one vice commissioner. It was first established in the twenty-second year of Zhiyuan.
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The Dadu Wine Tax Directorate managed the state monopoly on wine and vinegar; it was first established in the nineteenth year of Zhiyuan. one director, rank 5b; two associate directors, rank 6b; two vice directors, rank 7b; two archive controllers and five bureau clerks. In the twenty-eighth year, one associate director and one vice director were cut; the rest remained unchanged.
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The Paper Mill: one intendant, rank 8a; one commissioner, rank 8b; two vice commissioners, rank 9b. It was first established in the fourth year of Zhongtong, granted a rank-9b seal, and had only one commissioner and one vice commissioner. In the twenty-seventh year of Zhiyuan, it was raised to rank 8a, and one intendant and one vice commissioner were added.
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The Office for Printing Salt, Tea, and Other Commodity Certificates had one commissioner and one vice commissioner; established in the twenty-fourth year of Zhiyuan, it printed commodity certificates for salt, tea, alum, iron, and related goods in the metropolitan region and the provinces. Staff also included one tally clerk and one warehouse keeper.
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All of the above fell under the Ministry of Revenue. The four Myriad Bolts depots originated when, at the dynasty's founding, the Imperial Household Directorate handled the inner treasury's receipts and disbursements. After the Left Treasury and other depots were set up and fiscal oversight passed to the Ministry of Revenue, the Myriad Bolts depots remained as storage treasuries. In the first year of Zhongtong, six depot officers were appointed, though without formal rank or salary. In the sixteenth year of Zhiyuan, it became the Directorate of the Myriad Bolts Depot, at rank 5a. In the twenty-fourth year, it was renamed the Directorate General of the Myriad Bolts Depot and raised to rank 4a. In the twenty-fifth year, four depots were split off to divide receipt and disbursement duties. By the twenty-seventh year, the Funing Depot had been established separately as well.
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The Capital Region Directorate of Grain Transport, rank 3a. two transport commissioners, rank 3a; two associate commissioners, rank 4a; two vice commissioners, rank 5a; two judicial inspectors, rank 6a; one chief secretary, rank 7a; one registrar, rank 8b; two archive controllers who also served as audit officers, overseeing all grain transport affairs. In Shizu's second year of Zhongtong, the Military Storehouse Office was first established, then soon renamed the Grain Transport Office. In the fifth year of Zhiyuan, it became the Grain Transport Directorate, at rank 5a. In the twelfth year, it became the Metropolitan Grain Transport Directorate, still at rank 5a. In the nineteenth year, it became the Capital Region Directorate of Grain Transport, raised to rank 3a. In the twenty-fourth year, internal and external grain transport were split into two directorates, but the Capital Region Directorate kept its original establishment. It was limited to managing grain receipts and disbursements at the capital granaries, plus relay-cart transport business under the New Grain Transport Directorate. One associate commissioner, one transport judicial inspector, and one registrar were cut from the roster, and grain convoy escort officers were placed under its authority. In the sixth year of Yanyou, one associate commissioner, one vice commissioner, and one transport judicial inspector were added. Under the later fixed establishment, each of the chief officials listed above numbered two, with four leading officers in all. Clerical staff included twenty-one clerks, two translators, one Muslim clerk, one interpreter, two seal keepers, sixteen memorial couriers, and two record keepers. It had twenty-four subordinate offices:
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The New Grain Transport Directorate, rank 5a. Established in the sixteenth year of Zhiyuan, it managed two hundred fifty relay carts and reported to the Ministry of War. After the grain transport dam-river route was opened, it was transferred to the Ministry of Revenue. The fixed establishment comprised one darughachi, one director-general, two associate directors, one vice director, one clerical officer, eight bureau clerks, and twelve memorial couriers.
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The capital's twenty-two granaries, rank 7a.
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Wanshi North Granary, (Established in the second year of Zhongtong.) Wanshi South Granary, (Established in the twenty-fourth year of Zhiyuan.) Qiansi Granary, (Established in the second year of Zhongtong.) Yongping Granary, (Established in the sixteenth year of Zhiyuan.) Yongji Granary, (Established in the fourth year of Zhiyuan.) Weiyi Granary, Jiying Granary, Dayou Granary, (All established in the first year of Huangqing.) Lüfeng Granary, Jizhu Granary. (All additionally established in the first year of Huangqing.)
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For the ten granaries listed above, each was assigned one receipt-and-disbursement supervisor, rank 7a; two commissioners, rank 7b; two vice commissioners, rank 8a.
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Fengrang Granary, (Established in the first year of Huangqing.) Guangji Granary, (Established in the first year of Huangqing.) Guangyan Granary, (Established in the twenty-ninth year of Zhiyuan.) Daji Granary, (Established in the twenty-eighth year of Zhiyuan.) Jiji Granary, Yingyan Granary, (Established in the twenty-sixth year of Zhiyuan.) Xiangyin Granary, (Established in the second year of Zhongtong.) Shunji Granary. (Established in the twenty-ninth year of Zhiyuan.)
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For the eight granaries listed above, each was assigned one receipt-and-disbursement supervisor, rank 7a; one commissioner, rank 7b; two vice commissioners, rank 8a.
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Tongji Granary, (Established in the second year of Zhongtong.) Guangzhu Granary, (Established in the fourth year of Zhiyuan.) Fengrun Granary, (Established in the sixteenth year of Zhiyuan.) Fengshi Granary.
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For the four granaries listed above, each was assigned one receipt-and-disbursement supervisor, rank 7a; one commissioner, rank 7b; one vice commissioner, rank 8a.
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The Tonghui River Grain Transport Wanhu Office, rank 5a, oversaw canal transport. Established in the thirty-first year of Zhiyuan, it had one middle wanhu officer and two middle vice wanhu officers.
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The Metropolitan Directorate of Grain Transport Commissioners, rank 3a, oversaw the assembly and transport of grain along the Imperial Canal from its upper and lower reaches to Zhigu, Hexiwu, Li'ersi, Tongzhou, and other stations. In the twenty-fourth year of Zhiyuan, it was separated from the Capital Region Transport Directorate as the metropolitan grain transport directorate, with its general office at Hexiwu and a branch at Linqing. two transport commissioners, rank 3a; two associate commissioners, rank 4a; two vice commissioners, rank 5a; three transport judges, rank 6a; one chief secretary, rank 7b; one registrar, rank 8b. two archive controllers, one doubling as audit officer; thirty-three bureau clerks; one interpreter and one translator; sixteen memorial couriers; and one record keeper. It had seventy-five subordinate offices:
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The fourteen granaries at Hexiwu, rank 7a. Yongbei South Granary, Yongbei North Granary, Guangying South Granary, Guangying North Granary, and Chongyi Granary.
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For the five granaries listed above, each was assigned one receipt-and-disbursement supervisor, rank 7a; two commissioners, rank 7b; two vice commissioners, rank 8a.
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Chongyong Granary, Daying Granary, Dajing Granary, Daren Granary, Zuyong Granary, Fengchu Granary, Fengji Granary, Hengzu Granary, and Jibei Granary.
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For the nine granaries listed above, each was assigned one receipt-and-disbursement supervisor, rank 7a; one commissioner, rank 7b; one vice commissioner, rank 8a. The thirteen granaries at Tongzhou, rank 7a.
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Younian Granary, Fuyou Granary, Guangchu Granary, Yingzhi Granary, Jizi Granary, Naiji Granary, Lesui Granary, Qingfeng Granary, and Yanfeng Granary.
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For the nine granaries listed above, each was assigned one receipt-and-disbursement supervisor, rank 7a; two commissioners, rank 7b; two vice commissioners, rank 8a. Zushi Granary, Fuchu Granary, Fuyan Granary, and Jiyan Granary.
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For the four granaries listed above, each was assigned one receipt-and-disbursement supervisor, rank 7a; two commissioners, rank 7b; one vice commissioner, rank 8a. The river granaries numbered seventeen and used seals of rank 7b. Guantao Granary, Old County Granary, Lingzhou Granary, and Fujia Pool Granary.
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Each of the above had one receipt-and-disbursement supervisor, rank 7b; one commissioner, rank 8b; one vice commissioner.
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Qinjiadu Granary, Jianzhong West Granary, Jianzhong East Granary, Changlu Granary, Wuqiang Granary, Jiamaying Granary, Shangkou Granary, Tang-Song Granary, Tangcun Granary, Anling Granary, Siliushu Granary, Zhanmen Granary, and Fu'en Granary. Each of the above had one receipt-and-disbursement supervisor, rank 8b; one commissioner, rank 9b; one vice commissioner.
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The Zhigu Guangtong Granary, rank 7a, had one commissioner.
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The Xingyang and other convoy routes numbered thirty in all: Jiyuan, Lingzhou, Xianzhou, Baima, Fuyang, Wanzhou, Henei, Nangong, Yiju, Bazhou, Dongming, Huojia, Yanshan, Wuqiang, Jiaoshui, Dongchang, Wu'an, Runing, Xiuwu, Anyang, Kaifeng, Yifeng, Putai, Zouping, Zhongmou, Jiaoxi, Weihui, Xunzhou, and Caopuzhou. Each convoy had two convoy escort officers, sixty in all. Rank 8a. Thirty boats were assembled into one convoy. The fleet comprised over nine hundred boats, carrying more than three million shi of grain and manned by over eight thousand boat households; convoy officers were regularly appointed at rank 8a.
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The Director-General's Office for Gold Mining and Iron Smelting at Tanzhou, Jingzhou, and Other Places, rank 4a. one intendant, rank 4a; one associate intendant, rank 5a; one vice intendant, rank 6b, who oversaw gold mining and iron smelting at the various foundries and managed monopoly goods for state revenue. At the dynasty's founding, the Jingzhou Directorate was first established in Zhongtong, overseeing the Jingzhou, Luanyang, and Xinjian foundries. In the fourteenth year of Zhiyuan, the Tanzhou Directorate was also established to oversee the Shuangfeng, Anyu, Dayu, Wufeng, and other foundries. In the fifth year of Dade, the three Tanzhou and Jingzhou directorates were combined into the Director-General's Office for Gold Mining and Iron Smelting at Tanzhou and Other Places, and the Luanyang, Shuangfeng, and other foundries all fell under its authority. Elsewhere, iron smelting directorates in Hedong, Shanxi, Jinan, Laiwu, and other places, and gold-panning chief command offices in Yidu, Banyang, and other places, each followed its own history of establishment and change.
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The Capital Region Hejian Circuit and Other Routes Salt Transport Commissioner's Office, rank 3a, oversaw saltern monopolies and salt production for state revenue. two commissioners, rank 3a; one associate commissioner, rank 4a; one vice commissioner, rank 5a; two transport judges, rank 6a. Leadership officials: one intendant, rank 7b; one registrar, rank 8b; one auditor, rank 9b. At the dynasty's founding, the Hejian Taxation Darughachi Qing-Cang Salt Commissioner Office was established; a transport commission and salt monopoly intendant office followed, and the office was later renamed the Hejian Circuit Revenue Office and the Cang-Qing Salt Tax Commissioner Office. In the third year of Zhongtong, it was renamed the Director-General's Office for Monopolizing Cang-Qing Salt Tax. In the second year of Zhiyuan, the vice minister of Justice and director of the Right Three Ministries were appointed concurrently to the Cang-Qing Salt Tax Office; soon afterward the Hejian Director-General Salt Transport Commissioner's Office was established, along with three Qing and Cang salt tax offices. In the twelfth year, it was renamed the Director-General Transport Commissioner's Office. In the nineteenth year, the minister of Revenue was assigned to administer the Hejian Circuit Director-General Transport Commissioner's Office; the post was soon abolished, and separate Qing and Cang Salt Commissioner Offices were established. In the twenty-third year, the Hejian Circuit Director-General Transport Commission was established. In the twenty-seventh year, the minister of Revenue was again ordered to administer the Hejian Circuit Director-General Transport Commissioner's Office. In the twenty-eighth year, it was renamed the Hejian Circuit Director-General Transport Commission. In the sixth year of Yanyou, branch office seals were issued so officials could tour the districts and counties and curb the abuse of private salt.
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There were twenty-two salterns; each had one commander, rank 7b; one assistant director, rank 8b. Each saltern had its own salt production quota.
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Liguo, Limin, Haifeng, Fumin, Fucai, Yimin, Runguo, Haifu, Haiying, Hairun, Yanzhen, Fuguo, Xingguo, Houcai, Fengcai, Sanchagou, Lutai, Yuezhi, Shibei, Jimin, Huimin, and Fumin salterns.
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The Shandong Eastern Route Salt Transport Commissioner's Office had the same rank and duties as above, but only one transport judge. At the dynasty's founding, the Yidu Taxation Office was first established to oversee Shandong salterns and collect salt revenue; it was later converted into a transport commission. In the fourth year of Zhongtong, an edict ordered the Left and Right Sections of the Central Secretariat to concurrently administer the director-general transport commissions in all circuits. In the second year of Zhiyuan, the relevant offices were ordered to manage its revenue concurrently, and the Shandong Transport Commission was established. In the twelfth year of Zhiyuan, the Director-General Transport Commission was established. In the fifth year of Yanyou, because salt administration had grown stagnant, branch office seals were issued to tour the salterns, supervise revenue collection, and abolish the salterns subordinate to the Jiaolai Salt Office.
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There were nineteen salterns; each had one commander, rank 7b; one assistant director, rank 8b; one overseer, rank 8b.
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Yongli, Ninghai, Guantai, Fengguo, Xinzhen, Fengmin, Fuguo, Gaojiagang, Yongfu, Liguo, Gudi, Wangjiagang, Xinyang, Taoluo, Shihe, Haicang, Xingcun, Dengning, and Xiyou salterns.
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The Hedong-Shaanxi and Other Places Salt Transport Commissioner's Office had the same rank and duties as before, with one additional transport judge. At the dynasty's founding, Pingyang Prefecture was established to collect tax revenue. In the second year of Zhongtong, a transport commission was established along with the Jie Salt Intendant Office. In the second year of Zhiyuan, the transport commission was abolished and its affairs assigned to the relevant offices; the transport commission was soon restored. In the twenty-second year, the Shaanxi Director-General Transport Commission was established, and all categories of tax revenue fell under its jurisdiction. In the twenty-ninth year, a salt transport commission was established to manage salt revenue exclusively; other tax revenue reverted to the relevant offices, and the Jie Salt Office was abolished. In the sixth year of Yanyou, it was renamed the Hedong-Shaanxi and Other Places Director-General Salt Transport Commissioner's Office and placed under the ministry. It had three subordinate offices:
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The Jie Salt Saltern: one overseer, rank 9a; one associate overseer, rank 9b.
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The Hedong and Other Places Jie Salt Household Intendant Office: one chief intendant, rank 8b; one vice intendant, rank 9b.
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The Anyi and Other Places Jie Salt Household Intendant Office: one chief intendant, rank 8b; one vice intendant, rank 9b.
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The Ministry of Rites: three ministers, rank 3a; two vice ministers, rank 4a; two directors, rank 5b; two vice directors, rank 6b, who issued policies on rites and music, sacrifices, court assemblies, banquets, and civil service examinations empire-wide. It held authority over ritual regulations and their revision, the authentication of seals, credentials, and registers, posthumous titles, honors for loyalty, filial piety, chastity, and righteousness, protocols for envoys and marriage alliances, literary and religious affairs, disputes over marriage and succession, and provisions for music and feasts. In Shizu's first year of Zhongtong, Personnel, Revenue, and Rites were grouped as the Left Three Ministries with two ministers, two vice ministers, four directors, and six vice directors to oversee all three ministries. In the first year of Zhiyuan, Personnel and Rites were separated into the Ministry of Personnel and Rites: three ministers, two vice ministers, four directors, and four vice directors. In the seventh year, the Ministry of Rites was established separately: three ministers, one vice minister, two directors, and vice directors as before. The following year, it was combined again as the Ministry of Personnel and Rites. In the thirteenth year, it was separated again as the Ministry of Rites. In the twenty-third year, the ministers, vice ministers, directors, and vice directors of the Six Ministries were each fixed at two posts. In Chengzong's first year of Yuanzhen, one minister was added again to oversee the Hall of Joint Harmony. Staff included two section chiefs, two Mongol bitichi, nineteen clerks, two Muslim clerks, one keshig guard, two seal keepers, twelve memorial couriers, and three record keepers. Subordinate offices are listed below:
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The Auditor's Office of the Left Three Ministries, rank 8a, had one auditor who managed the revenue and expenditure accounts of the Personnel, Revenue, and Rites ministries. Eight record keepers.
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The Directorate of Ceremonial Protocol, rank 4a, managed rites for court assemblies, enthronements, investiture of empresses, establishment of heirs apparent, presentation of honorific titles, and audiences with foreign envoys. It was first established in the eighth year of Zhiyuan. There were two left and right ceremonial attendants; one vice minister of Rites and one usher each oversaw ceremonial protocol; two left and right ceremonial commissioners, two direct ceremonial commissioners, two vice ceremonial commissioners, and two ceremonial assessors; and one each of usher vice commissioner, ceremonial director, director of the Attendance Corps, and commissioner of the Imperial Wardrobe Bureau. In the twelfth year, the left ceremonial attendant was abolished and the title unified as left and right ceremonial attendants. The usher vice commissioner, ceremonial director, Imperial Wardrobe commissioner, and related posts were abolished and replaced with fourteen interpreter ushers. In the thirtieth year, seven interpreter ushers were reduced and redesignated as ceremonial ushers. In the eleventh year of Dade, it was promoted to rank 3a. In the second year of Zhida, one registry officer was established. In the seventh year of Yanyou, four ceremonial commissioners were fixed in the establishment. In the first year of Zhizhi, six interpreter ushers and four ceremonial ushers were added. Thereafter the fixed establishment was four ceremonial commissioners, rank 3a; two ushers overseeing ceremonial protocol, rank 4a. Leadership officials: one registry officer, rank 7b. Subordinate officials: one director of the Attendance Corps, rank 7a; sixteen interpreter ushers, rank 7b; fourteen ceremonial ushers, rank 9b. Clerical staff included two clerks, one translator clerk, one interpreter, and one seal keeper. Subordinate to it was the Repository of Ritual Implements, rank 5, which managed ritual implements for major ceremonies. one intendant, rank 5b; one commissioner, rank 6b; one vice commissioner, rank 7b; two chief stewards, rank 8a.
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The Repository of Ceremonial Escort, rank 7b, managed ceremonial guards and weapons. one commissioner, rank 7b; one vice commissioner, rank 8b.
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The Directorate of Ceremonial Music, rank 4a, managed musicians, court service, and sacrificial offerings. In the eighth year of Zhiyuan, the Jade Inner Court was established with one chief musician, one vice musician, and one music assessor. In the twentieth year, the Directorate of Ceremonial Music was established in its place under the Palace Provision Commission, with one commissioner, one vice commissioner, and three assessors. In the twenty-fifth year, it was placed under the Ministry of Rites and the three assessors were abolished. In the thirty-first year, one darughachi and one vice commissioner were established. In the eleventh year of Dade, it was promoted to the Jade Inner Music Court, rank 2b, with court commissioner, vice commissioner, assessor, associate assessor, and court assessor. In the fourth year of Zhida, it was restored as the Directorate of Ceremonial Music, rank 3a. In the seventh year of Yanyou, it was demoted to rank 3b. Fixed establishment: five commissioners, rank 3b; four vice commissioners, rank 4b. Leadership officials: one intendant, rank 7b; one registrar, rank 8b. Clerical staff included two clerks and one each of translator clerk, interpreter, and seal keeper. It had five subordinate offices:
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The Directorate of Harmonious Clouds, rank 7a, managed musicians' tuning of pitch and the roster rotation of performance units. It was first established in the twelfth year of Zhiyuan. In the second year of Zhida, it was transferred to the Jade Inner Music Court. In the first year of Huangqing, it was promoted to rank 6a. In the second year, it was promoted to rank 5b. Staff included two directorate chiefs, two directorate assistants, two overseers, one pitch coordinator, one pitch harmonizer, two document clerks, four scribes, two instructors, and four controllers.
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The Directorate of Peaceful Harmony, rank 7a, had the same duties as the Directorate of Harmonious Clouds. It was first established in the thirteenth year of Zhiyuan. In the second year of Huangqing, it was promoted to rank 5b. Staff included two directorate chiefs, two directorate assistants, two overseers, one pitch coordinator, one pitch harmonizer, two document clerks, four scribes, two instructors, and four controllers.
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The Directorate of Constant Harmony, originally the Overseers' Office, rank 9a, managed Muslim musicians. It was first established in the first year of Huangqing. In the third year of Yanyou, it was promoted to rank 6b. Staff included one directorate chief, two directorate assistants, two overseers, two instructors, and two controllers.
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The Directorate of Heavenly Music, originally the Directorate of Bright Harmony, rank 6b, managed Hexi musicians. It was first established in the seventeenth year of Zhiyuan. In the eleventh year of Dade, it was promoted to rank 6a. In the fourth year of Zhida, it was renamed the Directorate of Heavenly Music. In the first year of Huangqing, it was promoted to rank 5b. Staff included two directorate chiefs, two directorate assistants, two overseers, one pitch coordinator, one pitch harmonizer, two document clerks, four scribes, two instructors, and four controllers.
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The Repository of Extensive Music, rank 9b, managed musical instruments and related goods. One commissioner and one vice commissioner. It was first established in the first year of Huangqing.
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The Music Bureau, rank 5b, managed palace entertainers and oversaw five hundred households attached to the Xinghe and other directorates. It was first established in the second year of Zhongtong. In the twelfth year of Zhiyuan, it was promoted to rank 5a. In the seventeenth year, it was renamed the Music Bureau Intendant Office, placed under the Palace Provision Commission, and given rank 4a. In the twenty-fifth year, it was placed under the Ministry of Rites. In the eighth year of Dade, it was promoted to rank 3a. In the seventh year of Yanyou, it was restored to rank 4a. One darughachi, rank 4a; Three commissioners, rank 4a; Four vice commissioners, rank 5a; One registrar, rank 8b. Staff included four clerks; two each of translator clerks, seal keepers, and memorial couriers; and one interpreter. It had three subordinate offices:
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The Directorate of Prosperous Harmony, rank 6b. Two directorate chiefs, two directorate assistants, and two overseers. The Directorate of Auspicious Harmony, rank 6b. Two directorate chiefs, two directorate assistants, and two overseers. The Repository of Extensive Music, rank 9b. One commissioner and one vice commissioner.
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The Hall of Joint Harmony, rank 4b, received and escorted envoys and guided audiences for tribal chiefs from foreign lands and frontier peoples who came to pay tribute. It was first established in the thirteenth year of Zhiyuan. In the twenty-fifth year, it was abolished. In the twenty-ninth year, it was restored. In the first year of Yuanzhen, the minister of Rites was assigned to oversee the hall, and this became the established practice. One minister of Rites overseeing the Hall of Joint Harmony, rank 3a; Two commissioners, rank 4a; Two vice commissioners, rank 6b. Staff included one records controller, four secretaries, one Mongol bitchi, and eight supply officers. Subordinate to it was the Repository for Receipt and Disbursement of Various Goods, rank 9b, with one commissioner and one vice commissioner. In the twenty-ninth year of Zhiyuan, it was reorganized from the Four Guest Hostel Repository.
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The Seal-Casting Bureau, rank 8a, managed all matters of carving and canceling seals. One commissioner, one vice commissioner, and one chief steward. It was first established in the fifth year of Zhiyuan.
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The White Paper Workshop, rank 8b, manufactured paper slips for imperial edicts and proclamations. One commissioner and one vice commissioner. It was first established in the ninth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Directorate of Fuelwood, rank 7a. One commander, rank 7a; Two assistant directors, rank 8a; One record keeper.
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The Ministry of War: three ministers, rank 3a; Two vice ministers, rank 4a; Two directors, rank 5b; Two vice directors, rank 6b, who issued policies on postal stations, courier routes, and military colonies empire-wide. It held authority over records on abandoning or maintaining fortified cities, maps of terrain and strategic passes, registers of military stations and colonies, peoples from distant regions who submitted, official and private pasturage, levies on camels, horses, cattle, sheep, hawks, falcons, feathers, and leather, and regulations governing courier mounts, postal transport, attendant service, government offices, and office runners. In Shizu's first year of Zhongtong, War, Justice, and Works were grouped as the Right Three Ministries with two ministers, two vice ministers, five directors, and five vice directors to oversee all three ministries. In the first year of Zhiyuan, Works was established separately, and War and Justice formed their own ministry with four ministers, three vice ministers, directors as before, and five vice directors. In the third year, they were combined again as the Right Three Ministries. In the fifth year, it was restored as the Ministry of War and Justice with two ministers, two vice ministers abolished, directors unchanged, and one vice director. In the seventh year, it was first listed among the Six Ministries with one minister, vice ministers unchanged, one director, and still one vice director. The following year, it was combined again as the Ministry of War and Justice. In the thirteenth year, the Ministry of War was separated again. In the twenty-third year, ministers, vice ministers, directors, and vice directors were each fixed at two posts. In the third year of Zhizhi, one minister was added. Staff included two section chiefs, two Mongol bitichi, fourteen clerks, one Muslim clerk, one keshig guard, two seal keepers, eight memorial couriers, and three record keepers. Subordinate offices are listed below:
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The Daidu Land Transport Intendant Office, rank 5b, managed land transport of grain rations between the two capitals. In the sixteenth year of Zhiyuan, the Grain Transport Intendant Office was first established. In the fourth year of Yanyou, it was renamed to the present name. Two intendants, rank 5b; One vice intendant, rank 7b. Staff included one clerk supervisor, six office clerks, and ten assigned deputies. At four stations — Haiwangzhuang, Qilizhuang, Weijiazhuang, and Labazhuang — one chief intendant was posted at each, using a rank 9b seal.
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The Commission for Managing Route-wide Hunting, Falconry, and Artisan Households, rank 3b. Staff included one darughachi, one commissioner-general, two vice commissioners-general, one intendant, one registrar, one records controller, and six clerical staff clerks. At the outset, Taizu allocated more than seven thousand route-wide hunting and falconry households to the domain of Prince Xulie. It was first established in the second year of Zhongtong. In the twelfth year of Zhiyuan, Prince Abagha sent envoys to petition return to the court, and the commission was placed under the Ministry of War.
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The Director-General's Office for the Princely Appanage's Daidu-Circuit Hunting, Falconry, and Multicolored Artisan Households, rank 3a, managed affairs of Prince Hazan's domain. It was first established in the eighth year of Dade, and all officials were appointed by the prince. In the fourth year of Zhida, yamen offices were consolidated, but because Prince Qaribanda held a distant frontier post and had no other officials, this office was preserved. The fixed establishment comprised two darughachi, one commissioner-general, one associate commissioner, one vice commissioner-general, one registrar, one records controller, four clerks, two translator clerks, two memorial couriers, and one record keeper. Subordinate to it was the Eastern Bureau Dyeing Intendant Office, rank 5b. Staff included one darughachi, one intendant, one vice darughachi, one vice intendant, one records controller, and two office clerks.
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The Director-General's Office for Route-wide Multicolored Artisans, Hunting, and Falconry Households, rank 3b. Staff included one darughachi, one commissioner-general, one associate commissioner, one intendant, one registrar, one records controller concurrently serving as auditor, six clerks, one translator clerk, one seal keeper and interpreter, and two memorial couriers, overseeing matters of the Bieji Great Encampment and managing Daidu Circuit hunting and falconry households. It was established in the thirtieth year of Zhiyuan. In the fourth year of Yanyou, it was promoted to rank 3a.
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The Ministry of Justice: three ministers, rank 3a; Two vice ministers, rank 4a; Two directors, rank 5b; Two vice directors, rank 6b, who issued criminal law and legal policy empire-wide. It held authority over reviewing capital cases, passing detailed judgment on prisoners, records of families seized and property forfeited, reward regulations for captures, resolution of wrongful suits and doubtful offenses, regulations on punishment implements, and the drafting of statutes and ordinances. In Shizu's first year of Zhongtong, War, Justice, and Works were grouped as the Right Three Ministries with two ministers, two vice ministers, five directors, and five vice directors. One director and one vice director were each assigned exclusively to the Ministry of Justice. In the first year of Zhiyuan, Works was established separately, while War and Justice remained a single ministry. There were four ministers, two vice ministers, four directors, and five vice directors. In the third year, it was restored as the Right Three Ministries. In the seventh year, the Ministry of Justice was first established on its own. One minister, one vice minister, one director, and two vice directors. In the eighth year, it was changed to the Ministry of War and Justice. In the thirteenth year, it became the Ministry of Justice again. In the twenty-third year, ministers, vice ministers, directors, and vice directors across the Six Ministries were each fixed at two posts. In the fourth year of Dade, one minister was added. Its leading officials were three section chiefs. Clerical staff included four Mongol bitichi, thirty clerks, two Muslim clerks, one keshig guard, two seal keepers, ten memorial couriers, three scribes, and seven record keepers. Subordinate offices are listed below:
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The Prison Directorate: one prison director, rank 8a; One prison assistant, rank 9a; One prison clerk. At first the Right Three Ministries' auditor also handled the Ministry of Justice's prison duties; dedicated posts were first established in the seventh year of Dade. One ministry physician attended sick prisoners.
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The Register Office: one chief intendant and one associate chief intendant. In the twentieth year of Zhiyuan, the Daidu-Circuit Confiscation Chief Intendant Office was renamed the Register Office and placed under the Ministry of Justice.
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The Ministry of Works: three ministers, rank 3a; Two vice ministers, rank 4a; Two directors, rank 5b; Two vice directors, rank 6b, who issued construction and artisan policy empire-wide. It held authority over dredging and repairing city walls and moats, maintaining buildings and earthworks, issuing materials, setting standards for artisans, and appointing bureau and workshop master artisans. In Shizu's first year of Zhongtong, the Right Three Ministries had two ministers, two vice ministers, five directors, and five vice directors, two of whom were assigned exclusively to Works affairs. In the first year of Zhiyuan, the Ministry of Works was first established separately. There were four ministers, three vice ministers, four directors, and five vice directors. In the third year, it was combined again as the Right Three Ministries. In the seventh year, it again became the Ministry of Works on its own. There were two ministers, two vice ministers, three directors, and vice directors as before. In the twenty-third year, ministers, vice ministers, directors, and vice directors were each fixed at two posts. The following year, because routine business had become burdensome, two ministers were added. In the twenty-eighth year, one minister was abolished. Leading officials: five section chiefs. Staff included six Mongol bitichi, forty-two clerks, four Muslim clerks, one keshig guard, one seal keeper, thirty memorial couriers, one Mongol scribe, and seven record keepers. There were also four itinerary officers, one Right Three Ministries auditor, and seven record keepers. Subordinate offices are listed below:
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The Left and Right Ministries Archive Repository, rank 8a. Staff included two overseers and twelve record keepers, who managed archive storage of documents and registers for the Six Ministries. In the first year of Zhongtong, one was established for each of the Left and Right Ministries. In the twenty-third year, they were combined as the Left and Right Ministries Archive Repository.
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The Multicolored Artisans Commission, rank 3a, managed the skills of all artisans. It was first established in the twelfth year of Zhiyuan with one commissioner-general, one associate commissioner, and one vice commissioner-general. In the sixteenth year, one darughachi was established, and one associate commissioner and one vice commissioner-general were added. In the twenty-eighth year, one associate commissioner was abolished. In the thirtieth year, one vice commissioner-general was abolished. The later fixed establishment comprised one darughachi, one commissioner-general, two associate commissioners, two vice commissioners-general, one intendant, one registrar, one records controller, five clerks, one translator clerk, and four memorial couriers. It had eleven subordinate offices:
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The Buddhist Image Intendant Office, rank 5b. Staff included one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one clerk supervisor, who supervised painting of Buddhist images and wood carving work. In the twelfth year of Zhiyuan, the Buddhist Image Bureau was first established. In the third year of Yanyou, it was promoted to an Intendant Office with the present officials.
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The Wax-Casting Intendant Office, rank 5b. Staff included one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one clerk supervisor, who managed wax-casting work. In the twelfth year of Zhiyuan, the bureau was first established. In the third year of Yanyou, it was promoted to an Intendant Office with the present officials.
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The Casting and Pouring Copper Bureau, rank 7b. One superintendent and one deputy superintendent managed casting and pouring work. In the tenth year of Zhiyuan, three officials were first established. In the twenty-eighth year, one overseer was abolished; the later fixed establishment was two posts.
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The Silver Bureau, rank 7b. One superintendent and one chief artisan managed gold and silver work. It was first established in the twelfth year of Zhiyuan. The Damascene Iron Bureau, rank 8b. One superintendent managed damascene iron work. It was first established in the twelfth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Agate and Jade Bureau, rank 8b. One chief artisan. It managed polishing and carving work. It was first established in the twelfth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Stone Bureau, rank 7b. One superintendent and one overseer supervised stone carving work. It was first established in the twelfth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Wood Bureau, rank 7b. One superintendent and one chief artisan supervised woodworking. It was first established in the twelfth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Lacquer Bureau had one deputy superintendent, using a rank 7b seal, who supervised lacquering work. It was first established in the twelfth year of Zhiyuan.
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The General Supplies Repository, rank 9a. One chief intendant and one deputy superintendent managed receipt and disbursement of supplies. It was first established in the twelfth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Route-wide Artisans Chief Intendant Office had one chief intendant and one superintendent, both commissioned by the Secretariat, who managed artisans' lawsuits. It was first established in the twelfth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Bureau Artisans Director-General's Office, rank 3a. Staff included one darughachi, one commissioner-general, one vice darughachi, one associate commissioner, one vice commissioner-general, one intendant, one registrar, one records controller, and four clerks, overseeing the two capitals' fourteen bureaus for gold and silver vessels, boxes, tally tokens, and the like. It was established in the fourteenth year of Zhiyuan. In the twenty-fourth year, eight bureaus were reassigned to the Ministry of Works and the Gold and Jade Directorate, leaving it with five bureaus and one repository to manage felt, carpets, and related affairs. It had six subordinate offices:
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The Receipt and Disbursement Repository, rank 9a. One superintendent managed stored goods.
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The Daidu Felt Bureau, rank 7b. One superintendent and one deputy superintendent managed 125 artisan households. The Daidu Dyeing Bureau, rank 9b. One superintendent managed 6,003 artisan households.
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The Shangdu Felt Bureau, rank 5b. One superintendent and one deputy superintendent managed 97 artisan households. The Longxing Felt Bureau had one superintendent and one deputy superintendent, managing 100 artisan households.
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The Sheared-Wool Floral Carpet and Wax-Layout Bureau had one superintendent and one deputy superintendent, managing 118 artisan households.
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The Right Eight Crafts Intendant Office, rank 6a. Staff included two intendants, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, one clerical officer, nine clerks, thirteen depot clerks, one translator clerk, and one weigher. They managed receipt and disbursement of inner-palace lacquerware, red urns, shaozhi, and the like; manufactured damascene iron, copper, steel, and brass at the capital bureaus and workshops; handled refined iron from the southeast; and supplied both capitals with furs, mixed-color wool, raw and processed leather, horse and cattle hides, manes and tails, and miscellaneous goods including shalituo. In the third year of Zhongtong, the Chief Intendant Office of the Eight Crafts was first established at rank 9a. In the twenty-fifth year of Zhiyuan, it was renamed and promoted to the Eight Crafts Intendant Office at rank 6a. In the twenty-ninth year, because receipts and disbursements had grown burdensome, it was divided into left and right directorates.
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The Left Eight Crafts Intendant Office, rank 6a, managed receipt and disbursement of inner-palace felt goods, wickerware, and the like. Its appointed officials were the same as above.
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The Curtain-Net Bureau had one superintendent and one deputy superintendent, both commissioned by the Secretariat. It was first established in the first year of Zhiyuan. The Receipt and Disbursement Repository had one superintendent and one deputy superintendent and was first established in the thirtieth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Chadian'er Bureau Director-General's Office, rank 3a, oversaw manufacture by artisans of all kinds and related affairs. It was established in the reign of Emperor Xianzong. In the sixteenth year of Zhiyuan, one commissioner-general was first appointed. In the twenty-seventh year, one associate commissioner was appointed. The later fixed establishment comprised one darughachi, one commissioner-general, one associate commissioner, one registrar, one records controller, and four clerks. It had two subordinate offices:
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The Various Bureau Offices used a rank 7b seal. One chief intendant and two co-assistant officials were appointed; the office was first established in the third year of Zhongtong. The Receipt and Disbursement Repository had one chief intendant, one superintendent, and one deputy superintendent. It managed manufactured goods received and disbursed.
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The Daidu Artisans Director-General's Office, rank 3b. It was first established in the sixth year of Zhiyuan. Staff included one darughachi, one commissioner-general, one associate commissioner, one intendant, one records controller, ten clerks, and one interpreter. It had four subordinate offices:
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The Embroidery Bureau used a rank 7b seal. One superintendent and one deputy superintendent supervised embroidery of silk bolts for princes and officials.
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The Patterned Brocade General Office had one chief intendant, one superintendent, and one deputy superintendent, supervising weaving of silk bolts for princes and officials. The Zhuo Prefecture Gauze Bureau had one chief intendant and one superintendent, supervising weaving of gauze and silk bolts. The Imperial Workshop Repository had one chief intendant, one superintendent, and one deputy superintendent, managing receipt and disbursement of silk, gold, pigments, and the like.
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The Route-wide Various Civil Artisans Director-General's Office, rank 3a, oversaw artisans of all kinds from Emperor Renzong's princely household. In the sixth year of Yanyou, it was reassigned to the Chongxiang Court; later it came under the Directorate for Palace Construction. In the third year of Zhizhi, it was returned to the Ministry of Works. The later fixed establishment comprised one darughachi, one commissioner-general, one associate commissioner, one vice commissioner-general, one intendant, one registrar, one records controller, one auditor, eight clerks, two translator clerks, one seal keeper and one interpreter each, and four memorial couriers. It had five subordinate offices:
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The Dyeing and Weaving Artisans Intendant Office, rank 7b. It was established in the second year of Zhida. Staff included one darughachi, one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one clerical officer. The Miscellaneous Manufacture Artisans Intendant Office, rank 7b, had the same appointed officials as above.
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The Daidu Various Artisans Intendant Office, rank 5b. Staff included one darughachi, one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one clerical officer.
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The Daidu and Other Places Dyeing and Weaving Intendant Office, rank 5b, managed 1,398 artisan households under Prince Ananda. Staff included one darughachi, one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one clerical officer.
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The Receipt and Disbursement Repository for Various Goods, rank 7b. Staff included one chief intendant, one superintendent, one deputy superintendent, and two depot keepers.
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The Capital City Intendant Office, rank 5b. Staff included two intendants, two associate intendants, two vice intendants, one clerical officer, and one auditor, overseeing repair of warehouses inside and outside the capital. It was established in the third year of Zhiyuan. It had one subordinate office: the Left and Right Wards, with four officials using a rank 9b seal. It was established in the thirteenth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Supply Repository, rank 8a. One chief intendant, one superintendent, and one deputy superintendent oversaw timber, stone, and other construction materials inside and outside the capital. It was established in the thirteenth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Tally-Token Bureau, rank 8a. One superintendent, one deputy superintendent, and one chief artisan supervised manufacture of tiger tallies and the like. It was established in the seventeenth year of Zhiyuan. The Turners Intendant Office, rank 5b. Staff included one intendant and one vice intendant. It was established in the ninth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Sadalas Intendant Office, rank 5a. Staff included one intendant, one vice intendant, and one records controller. In the twenty-fourth year of Zhiyuan, because Jamal al-Din led artisans in successfully manufacturing sadalas and it was produced in the same bureau as silk, the Grouped Artisans Intendant Office was renamed the Sadalas Intendant Office.
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The Beshbalik Bureau, rank 7b. One superintendent and one deputy superintendent supervised weaving of imperial-use collar nashishi bolts and the like. It was first established in the thirteenth year of Zhiyuan. The Hodan Beshbalik Bureau had one superintendent and was granted a rank 7b seal. It was established in the third year of Zhiyuan.
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The Pingze Gate Pottery Yard had one chief intendant, one superintendent, and one deputy superintendent and was granted a rank 6b seal. It was established in the thirteenth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Guangxi Gate Pottery Yard had one chief intendant, one superintendent, and one deputy superintendent and was granted a rank 8b seal. It was established in the twenty-fifth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Daidu Leather Goods Office had one chief intendant, one superintendent, and one deputy superintendent and used a rank 9b seal. It was established in the twenty-ninth year of Zhiyuan.
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The Tong Prefecture Leather Goods Office had one chief intendant, one superintendent, and one deputy superintendent and used a rank 9b seal. It was established in the sixth year of Yanyou. The Jinning Route Dyeing and Weaving Intendant Office had one intendant and one records controller. Its subordinates were:
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One chief intendant office, one government dyeing and weaving artisans bureau, two eastern and western Yunnei artisans bureaus, one local artisans bureau, and seven bureaus at Hezhong Prefecture, Xiangling, Yicheng, Lu Prefecture, Xi Prefecture, Ze Prefecture, and Yun Prefecture. Each bureau had one chief intendant and one vice chief intendant, except at Ze Prefecture and Yun Prefecture, where only one chief intendant was appointed.
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The Jining Route and Zhending Route Dyeing and Weaving Intendant Offices each had one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one records controller. Its subordinates numbered two, including the Kaichu Bureau, with one superintendent, one deputy superintendent, and one records controller.
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The Zhending Route Gauze and Miscellaneous Manufacture Bureau had one superintendent and one deputy superintendent.
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The Nangong and Zhongshan Dyeing and Weaving Intendant Offices each had one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one records controller. The Zhongshan Marshal Liu Bureau had one superintendent and one deputy superintendent. The Zhongshan Chalu Bureau had one superintendent and one deputy superintendent.
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The Shen Prefecture Dyeing and Weaving Bureau had one superintendent, one deputy superintendent, and one records controller. The Shen Prefecture Zhao Liang Bureau had one superintendent and one deputy superintendent.
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The Hong Prefecture Artisans Intendant Office had one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one records controller. Two Nashishi Wool Bolt Bureaus shared one bureau director. The Yunnei Prefecture Dyeing and Weaving Bureau had one superintendent, one deputy superintendent, and one records controller.
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The Datong Dyeing and Weaving Bureau had one superintendent, one deputy superintendent, and one records controller. The Shuo Prefecture Wool Bureau had one superintendent. The En Prefecture Dyeing and Weaving Bureau had one superintendent, one deputy superintendent, and one records controller. The En Prefecture Dongchang Bureau had one chief intendant.
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The Baoding Dyeing and Weaving Intendant Office had one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one records controller.
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The Daming Artisans Intendant Office had one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one records controller.
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The Yongping Route Patterned Brocade and Other Bureaus Intendant Office had one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one records controller. The Daning Route Dyeing and Weaving Bureau had one superintendent, one deputy superintendent, and one records controller.
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The Yunzhou Weaving and Dyeing Intendant Office had one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one records controller. The Shunde Circuit Weaving and Dyeing Bureau had one superintendent, one deputy superintendent, and one records controller. The Zhangde Circuit Weaving, Dyeing, and Artisan Bureau had one superintendent, one deputy superintendent, and one records controller.
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The Huaqing Circuit Weaving and Dyeing Bureau had one superintendent, one deputy superintendent, and one records controller. The Beshbalik Bureau had one officer.
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The Xuande Prefecture Weaving and Dyeing Intendant Office had one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one records controller. The Dongsheng Prefecture Weaving and Dyeing Bureau had one bureau director and one deputy bureau director. The Xuande Balu Bureau had one superintendent and one deputy superintendent.
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The Dongping Circuit Tuan Bureau had one chief steward.
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The Xinghe Circuit Ramie Grove Artisan Intendant Office had one intendant, one associate intendant, one vice intendant, and one records controller. The Yangmen Tiancheng Weaving and Dyeing Bureau had one superintendent, one deputy superintendent, and one audit records controller.
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The River Patrol Superintendent Office had two superintendents and one deputy superintendent.
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