Five Directorates

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The Five Directorates were five service agencies in the central government of the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties of China, apart from the Nine Courts.

The Five Directorates included:

• Directorate of Waterways ({{lang|zh|都水監}})
• Directorate for Imperial Manufactories ({{lang|zh|少府監}})
• Directorate for the Palace Buildings ({{lang|zh|将作監}})
• Directorate for Armaments ({{lang|zh|軍器監}})
• Directorate of Education ({{lang|zh|國子監}}), during the Sui and Tang dynasties
• Directorate of Astronomy ({{lang|zh|司天監}}), during the Five Dynasties period and Song dynasty