Ministry of the Treasury

Ministry of the Treasury
Pre-modern Japan

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The Ministry of the Treasury (大蔵省 Ōkura-shō?) was a division of the eighth century Japanese government of the Imperial Court in Kyoto,[1] instituted in the Asuka period and formalized during the Heian period. The Ministry was replaced in the Meiji period.

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Overview

The nature of the ministry was modified in response to changing times. The ambit of the Ministry's activities encompasses, for example:

  • administration of public accounts[2]
  • oversight of tax collections and of offerings to the Emperor[2]
  • regulation of weights and measures[2]
  • control of the functuations in prices of commodities[2]
  • regulation and oversight of the coinage of gold, silver, copper, and iron money[2]
  • maintenance of the lists of artisans engaged in coinage-related activities[2]
  • regulation of activities in the manufacture of lacquer ware, weaving, and other kinds of industries[2]

History

The duties, responsibilities and focus of the ministry evolved over time. It was established as part of the Taika Reforms and Ritsuryō laws.[3] Since 1885, Ōkura-shō has been construed in reference to the Ministry of Finance, also called the Ōkura no Tsukasa.[4]

Hierarchy

The court included a ministry dealing with military affairs.[3]

Amongst the significant daijō-kan officials serving in this ministry structure were:

  • Chief administrator of the ministry of the treasury (大蔵卿 Ōkura-kyō?). This official supervises the receipt of tributes from the provinces and imposes tribute on others.[5]
  • Chief administrator of the ministry of the treasury (大蔵大輔 Ōkura-taifu?)[5]
  • First assistant to the chief of the ministry of the treasury (大蔵少輔 Ōkura-shō?)[5]
  • Second assistant to the chief of the ministry of the treasury (大蔵丞 Ōkura-no-jō?), two positions[5]
  • Alternate assistant to the chief of the ministry of the treasury (大蔵録 Ōkura-no-sakan?), two positions[5]
  • Collector of taxation from manufactureres and dyers (織部正, Oribe-no-kami?)[5]
  • Assistant collector of taxation from manufactureres and dyers (織部佑 Oribe-no-jō?)[5]
  • Alternate assistant collector of taxation from manufactureres and dyers (織部令史 Oribe-no-sakan?)[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Kawakami, Karl Kiyoshi. (1903). The Political Ideas of the Modern Japan, pp. 36-38. at Google Books
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Kawakami, p. 38 n2, at Google Books citing Ito Hirobumi, Commentaries on the Japanese Constitution, p. 87 (1889).
  3. ^ a b Ministry of the Treasury, Sheffield.
  4. ^ Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). "Ōkura-shō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 749. at Google Books
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 432. at Google Books

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