Translations of titles[edit]

http://libweb.uoregon.edu/ec/e-asia/read/titles.pdf

Kings and Nobles[edit]

• 王 King, or Prince
  • 相 Chancellor
  • 傅 Tutor
• 公 Duke
• 侯 Marquis
  • 關內侯 Secondary Marquis

Excellencies, Ministers, and Senior Officers at the capital[edit]

• 太傅 Grand Tutor
• 丞相 [Imperial] Chancellor
• 御史大夫 Imperial Counsellor
• 三公 Three Excellencies
  • 太尉 Grand Commandant
    • 太常 Minister of Ceremonies
      • 太史令 Court Astronomer
      • 太學 Imperial University
        • 博士 Academicians
        • 祭酒 Libationer
    • 光祿勳 Minister of the Household
      • 中郎將 General of the Household
        • 五官中郎將 General of the Household for All Purposes
        • 左中郎將 General of the Household of the Left
        • 右中郎將 General of the Household of the Right
        • 虎賁 Rapid as Tigers (imperial guard)
        • 羽林 Feathered Forest (imperial guard)
      • 大夫 Counsellor
        • 光祿大夫 Household Counsellor
        • 太中大夫 Palace Counsellor
        • 中散大夫 Attendant Counsellor
        • 諫議大夫 Counsellor Remonstrant
        • 議郎 Consultant
      • 都尉 Commandant
        • 騎都尉 Commandants of Cavalry
        • 鮒騎都尉 Commandants of Attendant Cavalry
        • 奉車都尉 Commandants of Equippage
    • 衛尉 Minister of the Guards
      • 衛士令 Prefect of the Guards
      • 公車司馬令 Prefect of the Majors for Official Carriages
  • [大]司徒 [Grand] Excellency over the Masses
    • 太僕 Minister Coachman
    • 廷尉 Minister of Justice
      • 正 Director
    • 大鴻臚 Minister Herald
  • [大]司空 [Grand] Excellency of Works
    • 宗正 Minister of the Imperial Clan
    • 大司農 Minister of Finance
    • 少府 Minister Steward
      • 太官令 Court Provisioner
      • 太醫令 Court Physician
      • 符節令 Prefect of Insignia and Credentials
      • 侍中 Palace Attendant
      • 黃門侍郎 Gentlemen of the Yellow Gate
  • 大司馬 Grand Marshall

• 執金吾 Bearer of the Mace
• 城門校尉 Colonel of the City Gates
• 將作大匠 Court Architect
  • 左校令 Prefect of the Enclosure of the Left
  • 右校令 Prefect of the Enclosure of the Right

• 令 Prefect (in charge of Luoyang city and county)
• 尹 Intendant (in charge of Henan commandery)
• 司隸校尉 Director of Retainers (in charge of the rest of the commanderies in Sili)

Imperial agencies[edit]

• 御史中丞 Palace Assistant Imperial Clerk
  • 侍御史 Imperial Clerk
    • 治書侍御史 Imperial Clerk Preparers of Documents
  • 謁者 Internuncios
• 尚書 Imperial Secretariat
  • 僕射 Deputy Director

Divisions of land[edit]

• 州 province
• 郡 commandery
• 縣 county
• 亭 village
  • 都亭 chief village (contained the headquarters of the district)
• 鄉 district
  • 都鄉 chief district (contained the headquarters of the county)
• 邑 estate

• 牧 Governor (ruled provinces)
• 刺史 Inspector (ruled provinces with less authority)
  • 從事 Assistant Officer
  • 主簿 Registrar
  • 別駕 Attendant Officer
  • 治中 Headquarters Officer

• 太守 [Grand] Administrator (ruled commanderies)
  • 丞 Assistant
  • 長史 Chief Clerk (Assistant on the frontier and in kingdoms)
  • 都尉 Commandant (in warzones)
• 相 Chancellor (ruled kingdoms in place of Administrators)
  • 中尉 Commandant of the Capital

• • 功曹 Officer of Merit (served commanderies)
  • 督郵 Investigators (checks on counties)

• 縣令 Prefect (ruled counties of more than 10,000 households)
• 縣長 Chief (ruled counties of fewer households)

Appointment and recruitment[edit]

• 孝廉 Fillial and Incorrupt (commandery nomination, becomes a gentleman cadet, ~200 candidates/yr)
• 郎 Gentleman cadet
• 茂才 Abudant Talent (province nomination or higher, ~17 candidates/yr)
• 高第 First Class (often leads to immediate appointments to trusted positions)

The army[edit]

• 將軍 General
  • 大將軍 General-in-Chief
  • 武威將軍 General Who is Firm and Majestic
  • 討逆將軍 General Who Exterminates Rebels
  • 車騎將軍 General of Chariots and Cavalry
  • 驃騎將軍 General of Agile Cavalry
  • 衛將軍 General of the Guards
  • 左將軍 General on the Left
  • 右將軍 General on the Right
  • 前將軍 General of the Van
  • 後將軍 General of the Rear
  • 征西將軍 General Who Subdues the West
• 偏將軍 Lieutenant-general
• 裨將軍 Major-general
• 校尉 Colonel
• [軍]司馬 Major
  • 別部司馬 Senior Major
• 中候 Adjutant
• 候 Captain
  • 曲 Companies

• 長水 Chang River Regiment
• 越騎 Elite Cavalry
• 屯騎 Garrison Cavalry
• 射聲 Archers Who Shoot at a Sound
• 步兵 Footsoldiers

• 護軍 Protector of the Army
• 參軍事 Adviser to the Army
• 都督 Area Commander

• 部 regiment
• 營 camp

Other common words[edit]

• 卿 Minister
• 郎 Gentlemen
• 曹 Bureau
• 節 Staff of Authority
• 吏 officer

Reference[edit]

• de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A biographical dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23–220 AD). Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-15605-0.