Country in southeastern South America

The royal or imperial court, or the place where a monarch conducts government business and receives visitors.

The place where a king or emperor lives and conducts state business; a palace.

Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (1946-), Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party who served as the mayor of Kaohsiung from 1998 to 2005

the government or imperial court of the [[清朝|清朝|qing1 chao2]]

The Papacy; the Holy See; the highest governing body of the Catholic Church located in [[梵蒂冈|梵蒂岡|fan4 di4 gang1]]

Quentin (name)

The chief judicial officer in imperial China, first established during the Qin dynasty as one of the Nine Ministers; the office was in charge of the central prison and legal proceedings

The private residence of an emperor or the specific hall where he handled government affairs and received officials.

Zhang Tingyu (1672–1755), a Qing dynasty politician who served three emperors and led the compilation of the [[明史|明史|ming2 shi3]] and the [[康熙字典|康熙字典|kang1 xi1 zi4 dian3]]

A regime or imperial court governing only a part of the country, often in a state of temporary ease or as a dependency.

the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City

Wu Tingfang (1842-1922), an English-educated diplomat and lawyer who served as a representative for the Qing government in the U.S.; he later held senior roles in the early Republican government and was a pioneer in Chinese legal reform.

Borodin, specifically the Russian chemist and composer Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (1833-1887)

a punishment in ancient China involving the public caning of a court official at court in the presence of the emperor and other courtiers

A coup d'état occurring within the highest levels of a government or ruling circle; originally used for the seizure of the throne within a royal court.

Lu Rongting (1858-1928), a provincial governor of Guangxi under the Qing dynasty who later became the leader of the old Guangxi warlord faction

The highest level of the imperial civil service exam, personally administered by the emperor at court; same as [[殿试|殿試|dian4 shi4]].

Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan

Timbuktu; a town and historical cultural center in Mali

Jiang Tingxi (1669–1732), a high-ranking official during the Qing dynasty who was also a famous painter of flowers and birds; known for his meticulous style and contributions to the "Gujin Tushu Jicheng" encyclopedia.

frontier government offices or the border regions

(literary) to argue or debate in the presence of the emperor at the imperial court

to respond to the emperor's questions or queries in the imperial court

(historical) a title for an official in charge of judicial sentencing and court reviews, used during the Han dynasty

(literary) an assistant official or subordinate officer in a prefecture or county in ancient China

(literary) the person who ranked first in the final imperial examination held in the palace; synonymous with [[状元|狀元|zhuang4 yuan2]]

To be poles apart or vastly different; used to describe a great gap between two things.

a diplomatic representative of the Pope in a foreign country; an internuncio

an ambassador from the Vatican representing the Pope; apostolic nuncio

the central government of the Catholic Church; the Holy See; the Roman Curia

Republic of Argentina, a country in southern South America