dàsīkōng
Grand Minister of Works
大司空 dàsīkōng
- Grand Minister of Works
- A high-ranking official title in ancient China; during the Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period, they managed civil engineering and construction. In the Han Dynasty, it became one of the Three Ducal Ministers (三公 sāngōng) who governed the state. In later dynasties, it was used as an informal name for the Minister of Works (工部尚書 gōngbùshàngshū).
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- 大司徒 dàsītú