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The organs of Han imperial government: zhongdu guan, duguan, xianguan and xiandao guan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2008

Michael Loewe
Michael Loewe
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Abstract

Passages in received texts and in recently found legal documents show the different ways in which four terms refer to offices of Han imperial government; zhongdu guan indicates offices of the central government in the capital city; duguan signifies offices controlled by the central government but posted to work in the commanderies and counties; xianguan refers to just those offices but it is often used of “the government” in general, and in exceptional cases it specifies the emperor in person; xiandao guan were the offices of provincial government established in the counties (xian) and marches (dao).

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Research Article
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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies , Volume 71 , Issue 3 , October 2008 , pp. 509 - 528
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Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 2008

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