Grand Councillors
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Grand Councillors were the high-ranking officials who collectively formed the core decision-making body of the Grand Council in imperial China.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
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imperial Chinese official ⓘ |
| abolished | 1911 Xinhai Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grand Council members
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junjichu dachen ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Qing dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late imperial China ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
civil bureaucracy
ⓘ
military administration ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| criteria | merit and trust of the emperor ⓘ |
| duty |
advising the emperor
ⓘ
coordinating central administration ⓘ drafting imperial edicts ⓘ implementing imperial decisions ⓘ policy deliberation ⓘ reviewing memorials ⓘ |
| employer | imperial court of China ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
imperial policy-making
ⓘ
state administration ⓘ |
| inception | Yongzheng Emperor reign ⓘ |
| locationOfWork |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forbidden City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy |
Han Chinese officials
ⓘ
Manchu nobles ⓘ scholar-officials ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grand Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central government of the Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| positionHierarchy |
above regular ministers
ⓘ
below the emperor ⓘ |
| precededBy | Grand Secretariat officials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Republic of China cabinet system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Grand Council compound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
core decision-making body members
ⓘ
high-ranking officials ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | imperial appointment ⓘ |
| significantEvent | institutionalization under Qianlong Emperor ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Emperor of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
imperial throne ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| usedScript |
Chinese characters
ⓘ
Manchu script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workFocus |
confidential state affairs
ⓘ
foreign relations policy ⓘ military strategy ⓘ |
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