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[HaSY]

The Administration of Tang Dynasty

Central

The imperial administration is divided between three main departments:

1. Imperial Chanselary

2. Imperial Secretariat

3. Board of Civil Appointers

The Chanselary and the Secretariat are responsible of giving advice to the Emperor so that he get the latest news in his empire.

The Government Department is responsible of executing imperial order through its six Board of Civil Appointers which are responsible to the Government Department.

There is also Censorate for inspecting the officials.

Imperial Chanselary
-Receiving imperial orders and the reports from the both of central and pronvicial officials for debate.

-Reports any information or news and advises the Emperor

-Making sure that the government's secrets do not leaked out

Imperial Secretariat
-Drafts law and announces the imperial law

-Guarding the official government files

State Department
-Executing the imperial order through the six boards which are under its power


The Six Boards


Board of civil Appointments

-Preparing the civil official

-Approving the promotion of official

-Appointment of specialised officials

-Runs the imperial examination

Board of Finance

-Collect taxes and revenue

-Supervises imperial land resource

Board or Rites

-Managing the rites

-Receiving the visits from foreign ambassadors

Board of War

-Supervises and appoint military officer

-Organizes equipment and other services

-Control and look after foreign citizen

Board of Punishment

-Handling all legal matters including the supervision of various law courts and prisons

Board of Works

-Handling all governmental building projects including palaces, temples and also the repairs of water ways and flood canals.


Censorate

The Censorate is controlled by a official and his two assistants.

It consists of three divisions:

1.The first division is the department that oversees the officials' affairs.
Six Censors are responsible to the Emperor and can charge the officials if they are found guilty of abusing their power

2.The second division is the department that is responsible of courts' affairs.
Nine Censors are specializing with their task of checking the imperial protocol.

3.The third one is the inspector.
Fifteen Censors are responsible of supervising the administration of the officials and conducting investigations in their province to check their efficiency,quality and integrity.


Please check of any of my mistakes in my post and I will correct it...Thanks.....

[HaSY]

I believe this would help you....

[naruwan]

May I suggest changing Board of Works to Board of Engineering?

[HaSY]

Hmm.....really???I have to check on that...

[urofpersia]

Can you provide your source from which you are translating?

Good show Hasy,

Cheers

[HaSY]

Hm.......I was translating from my historical book in Malay Language......It got show its source but for my post above;it put all reference on the back.
I shall try...