09:35 Jan 28, 2011 |
Japanese to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - History | |||||||
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branch Secretariat [or] province [or] Xing Zhongshusheng Explanation: See: http://www.google.co.th/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBcQFj... |
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provincial administration / government during Yang dynasty Explanation: FYR: http://www.weblio.jp/content/行中書省 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 40 mins (2011-01-28 10:16:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry *Yuan Dynasty* Reference: http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E8%A1%8C%E4%B8%AD%E6%9B%B8%E7%... |
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Branch Secretariates (xing zhongshusheng) Explanation: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88860 In 1260 Khubilai was elected Great Khan by his own state assembly and simultaneously proclaimed a Chinese reign motto (Zhongtong 中統 "Well-balanced government") as emperor of China. His empire was governed through a traditional secretariate (zhongshusheng 中書省), the different regions of China were governed through "en route" branch secretariates (xing zhongshusheng 行中書省), units whose abbreviation should later become the term for "province" (sheng 省). |
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