Palace Library
The Palace Library (Chinese:
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The office was in existence for the most part from the mid-200s CE (Cao Wei) to 1380 (Ming dynasty). Over the millennia there were 5 names for this office:
- Directorate of the Palace Library (
秘書 監 ): during the Three Kingdoms, the Liao dynasty, the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) and the Yuan dynasty - Court of the Palace Library (
秘書 寺 ): between c. 300 to c. 464 (Jin dynasty (266–420), Northern Wei, Liu Song, etc.) - Department of the Palace Library (
秘書 省 ): during the Northern and Southern dynasties, the Sui dynasty, most of the Tang dynasty, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Song dynasty and the Ming dynasty - Orchid Pavilion (
蘭臺 ; "Lantai"): used during the Tang dynasty between 662 and 670 - Unicorn Pavilion (麟臺; "Lintai"): used during the Tang dynasty and the Wu Zhou between 684 and 712
In addition to preserving the emperor's official documents, the agency was sometimes also tasked to compile or edit historical records and state calendars. Before the Sui dynasty, it also handled documents flowing into and out of the imperial palace, making it interchangeable with the Secretariat. During the late Tang dynasty (after early 700s) and the Song dynasty, the office was largely non-functional and staffed by eminent officials for sinecure purposes.
The office during the Tang dynasty was headed by one director (
Korea[edit]
Department of the Palace Library | |
Hangul | 비서성 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Biseo Seong |
McCune–Reischauer | Pisŏ Sŏng |
Directorate of the Palace Library | |
Hangul | 비서감 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Biseo Gam |
McCune–Reischauer | Pisŏ Kam |
Modeled after the Chinese institution, the office also existed in Goryeo dynasty under several names:
- As Department of the Inner Library (內書
省 ; "Naeseo Seong"): from 918 to 995 - As Department of the Palace Library: from 995 to 1298
- As Directorate of the Palace Library: from 1298 to 1308 and from 1356 to 1362
- As Office of Proofreading Documents (
典 校 署 ; "Jeongyo Seo"): from 1308 to 1356 - As Court of Proofreading Documents (
典 校 寺 ; "Jeongyo Sa"): from 1362 to 1392
In general, the office was staffed by 1 supervisor (
Vietnam[edit]
The Palace Library Office (Hán-Nôm:
References[edit]
- ^ "Cải cách văn phòng của Hoàng đế thời Nguyễn sơ". Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- Hucker, Charles O. (1985). A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China. Stanford University Press. pp. 376–78.
- Government of Goryeo
- Government of Imperial China
- Government of the Jin dynasty (266–420)
- Government of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
- Government of the Liao dynasty
- Government of the Nguyễn dynasty
- Government of the Sui dynasty
- Government of the Song dynasty
- Government of the Tang dynasty
- Government of the Ming dynasty
- Government of the Yuan dynasty
- Imperial libraries in China
- Chinese history stubs
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