Grand Secretary of the Qing imperial court
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The Grand Secretary of the Qing imperial court was one of the highest-ranking officials in the imperial bureaucracy, responsible for assisting the emperor in drafting edicts, managing state documents, and coordinating central government affairs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
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high-ranking official position ⓘ imperial Chinese bureaucratic position ⓘ |
| abolished | early 20th century ⓘ |
| abolishedIn | 1911 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Qing Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forbidden City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confersStatus | membership in the highest echelon of scholar-officials ⓘ |
| country | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
advising the emperor on policy matters
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coordinating between different ministries ⓘ ensuring consistency of imperial legislation ⓘ supervising the drafting of official documents ⓘ |
| hasRank | top tier of civil bureaucracy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom | Grand Councillor of the Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| isModeledAfter | Grand Secretariat system of the Ming dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Qing capital ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy |
Han Chinese officials
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Manchu officials ⓘ Qing dynasty scholar-officials ⓘ |
| officeType |
advisory office to the emperor
ⓘ
civil office ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grand Secretariat of the Qing dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qing dynasty central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
administration of the Qing Empire
ⓘ
formulation of imperial edicts ⓘ imperial decision-making process ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | one of the highest-ranking civil offices in the Qing bureaucracy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Grand Secretary of the Ming imperial court ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
archiving important government documents
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assisting the emperor in drafting imperial edicts ⓘ coordinating central government affairs ⓘ editing and polishing imperial decrees ⓘ managing state documents ⓘ reviewing memorials submitted to the throne ⓘ |
| seat | Grand Secretariat halls in the Forbidden City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
appointment by the emperor
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typically chosen from senior officials who passed the imperial examinations ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Emperor of the Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfOfficeHolders | several concurrent grand secretaries ⓘ |
| usedUntilEvent | Xinhai Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workEnvironment |
central administrative organs
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inner court ⓘ |
| worksIn | Grand Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion