History of the Central Bureaucracy of China Throughout the Dynasties

Author: Wang Chao
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Discusses the emergence, formation, development, and evolution of the central government official system in various dynasties of China. Divided into four parts:
(1) General Introduction. Provides an overview of the central government official system in different dynasties and its economic, political, and cultural background, such as territory and population, government and economy, government and official posts, law and morality, Chinese culture and Chinese officials, etc.
(2) Central Government Official System in the Slave Society Era. Analyzes the development of the central government official system during China's pre-Qin period, from advisory officials to the Chancellery system, central administrative agencies, religious, calendrical, and royal affairs officials, as well as the appointment of officials.
(3) Central Government Official System in Feudal Dynasties from the Qin and Han to the Ming and Qing. Detailed descriptions of the Chancellery system, the Nine Ministers and Six Ministries, various supervisory agencies, the inspection system, and the civil service appointment system in feudal governments of different dynasties. The book spans from the Yao and Shun era to the Republic of China, concise and coherent, with a clear logical structure.