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Imperial Secretariat
- Imperial Secretariat
- The highest administrative office in imperial China, primarily responsible for drafting and issuing imperial edicts; established during the Wei and Jin dynasties, it served as the supreme executive body during the Yuan dynasty until it was abolished in early Ming.
- Metropolitan Region
- An administrative district during the Yuan and early Ming dynasties referring to the area directly governed by the Imperial Secretariat, as distinct from provinces governed by branch secretariats.