Ministry of Popular Affairs

Premodern Japan
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Part of a series on the politics and
government of Japan during the
Nara and Heian periods
Daijō-daijin
Minister of the LeftSadaijin
Minister of the RightUdaijin
Minister of the CenterNaidaijin
Major CounselorDainagon
Middle CounselorChūnagon
Minor CounselorShōnagon
Eight Ministries
CenterNakatsukasa-shō  
CeremonialShikibu-shō
Civil AdministrationJibu-shō
Popular AffairsMinbu-shō
WarHyōbu-shō
JusticeGyōbu-shō
TreasuryŌkura-shō
Imperial HouseholdKunai-shō

The Ministry of Popular Affairs (Japanese: 民部省, Hepburn: Minbu-shō)[2] may refer to:

  1. one of the Eight Ministries (八省) of the Japanese imperial court, established by the Taihō Code of the early 8th century, and continued under the Ritsuryō legal system.[3]
  2. A short-lived ministry during the Meiji period (August–September 1869, August 1870 – September 1871).[4]
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sansom-ix087 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ministry of Popular Affairs"[1]
  3. ^ Sansom 1978, p. 104
  4. ^ 高柳, 光寿; 竹内, 理三, eds. (1974) [1966], 角川日本史辞典 (2 ed.), 角川書店, p. 976, ISBN 4040305027

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