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The chancellor () was a semi-formally designated office position for a number of high-level officials at one time during the Tang dynasty (this list includes chancellors of the reign of Wu Zetian, which she referred to as the "Zhou dynasty" (周), rather than "Tang" (唐)). == Origins == Ouyang Xiu, the author of the ''New Book of Tang'', asserts that the Tang dynasty inherited its bureaucracy from its dynasty predecessor, the Sui Dynasty, under which the founder Emperor Wen of Sui divided his government into five main bureaus: * ''Shàngshūshěng'' (尚書省) -- The Executive Bureau * ''Ménxiàshěng'' (門下省) -- The Examination Bureau * ''Nèishǐshěng'' (內史省) -- The Legislative Bureau (note different tone than the eunuch bureau below) * ''Mìshūshěng'' (秘書省) -- The Archival Bureau * ''Nèishìshěng'' (內侍省) -- The Eunuch bureau (note different tone than the legislative bureau above), later changed by Emperor Wen's son Emperor Yang of Sui to ''Diànnèishěng'' (殿內省) Under Emperor Wen, the executive bureau was regarded as the most important, and he had his most honored officials such as Gao Jiong, Yang Su, and Su Wei lead it at various points. Its heads were generally regarded as chancellors (as it always had two heads, known as the ''Shàngshūpúshè'' (尚書僕射)). Ouyang asserts, however, that the heads of the examination and legislative bureaus were also considered chancellors.〔''New Book of Tang'', vol. 61.〕 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「Chancellor of the Tang dynasty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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