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Situ was one of the highest ranking government offices in ancient China. The office was established in the Western Zhou dynasty, and was originally written as 司土 (), meaning Administrator of Land. During the Han dynasty, the title became written with the different characters 司徒 (), which is translated variously as Minister over the Masses〔Bielenstein, 207–230〕 or Excellency over the Masses〔de Crespigny, 1221〕 in English, was one of the three most important official posts during the Han dynasty, called the Three Excellencies. The nominal salary attached was 20,000 ''shi'' () of grain.〔Michael Loewe The Men Who Governed Han China Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods (2004)〕 The title is the origin of the surname Situ. == See also == * Government of the Han Dynasty * Translation of Han Dynasty titles * Tai Situpa 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Situ (office)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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