Minister over the Masses
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Minister over the Masses (司徒) was one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty
, called the Three Excellencies
. The nominal salary attached was 20,000 dàn (石) of grain. The position and title had existed since the Warring States, but was only standardised during the Qin Dynasty
.
Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang...
, called the Three Excellencies
Three Excellencies
The Three Ducal Ministers , also translated as the Three Dukes, Three Excellencies, or the Three Lords, was the collective name for the three highest officials in ancient China...
. The nominal salary attached was 20,000 dàn (石) of grain. The position and title had existed since the Warring States, but was only standardised during the Qin Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
The Qin Dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 207 BC. The Qin state derived its name from its heartland of Qin, in modern-day Shaanxi. The strength of the Qin state was greatly increased by the legalist reforms of Shang Yang in the 4th century BC, during the Warring...
.