THE
UNIVERSAL COMPENDIUM
 Heian
Provincial and Gun Officials
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Provincial
Officials |
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Title |
Daikoku (Great Province) |
Jōkoku (Upper Province) |
Chūkoku (Medium Province) |
Kakoku
(Lower Province) |
Kami (Governor) |
1.
Junior 5th Rank Upper Grade |
1.
Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade |
1. Senior 6th Rank Lower Grade | 1. Junior 6th Rank Lower Grade |
Suke (Vice-Governor) |
1. Senior 6th Rank Lower Grade | 1. Junior 6th Rank Upper Grade | None | None |
Jō (Executive Officer) |
1.
Daijō (Chief Executive Officer), Senior 7th Rank Lower Grade 2. Shōjō (Assistant Executive Officer), Junior 7th Rank Upper Grade |
1. Junior 7th Rank Upper Grade | 1. Senior 8th Rank Upper Grade | None |
Sakan (Inspector) |
1.
Daimoku (Chief Inspector), Junior 8th Rank Upper Grade 2. Shōmoku (Assistant Inspector), Junior 8th Rank Lower Grade |
1. Junior 8th Rank Lower Grade | 1. Senior Initial Rank Lower Grade | 1. Junior Initial Rank Upper Grade |
Shishō (Clerk) |
Three
positions, no specified rank |
Three
positions, no specified rank |
Three
positions, no specified rank |
Three
positions, no specified rank |
Gun
Officials |
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Title |
Daigun (Great Gun) |
Jōgun (Upper Gun) |
Chūgun (Middle Gun) |
Kagun (Lower Gun) |
Shōgun (Small Gun) |
Dairyō (Chief Magistrate) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
Ryō (Magistrate) |
Shōryō
(Assistant Magistrate) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Shusei
(Administrative Officer) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
None |
None |
Shuchō
(Secretary) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Notes The sixty-eight Heian provinces were divided into four regions (Daikoku, Jōkoku, Shūkoku, Kakoku) based on their land size, population and strategic importance. Sources Shively, D. H., ed. The Cambridge History of Japan, vol. 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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