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Xiao Huangmen

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The role ofXiao Huangmen(Chinese:Tiểu hoàng môn) was a role for aeunuchin theHan dynasty.[1]The position, with a salary-rank of 600shiordan,[a]involved delivering and receiving messages between the imperial palace apartments and the outside court.[4]

AXiao Huangmen's responsibilities were to follow the emperor, receive Shangshu memorials, preach the emperor's orders, and handle communication between the emperor and the harem inside and outside the palace.[5]

The position's responsibilities and level of authority changed over time.

Noted Xiao Huangmen

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  1. ^During the Han dynasty, the power a government official exercised was determined by his annual salary-rank, measured in grain units known asdan(Thạchorshi,a unit of volume, approximately 35 litres (0.99 US bsh)).[2][3]SeeGovernment of the Han dynasty#Salariesfor further information.

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  1. ^Vương tuấn lươngSoạn (2002).Trung Quốc lịch đại quốc gia quản lý từ điển.Trường xuân:Cát Lâm nhân dân nhà xuất bản.p. 879.ISBN7-206-03983-9.
  2. ^Bielenstein 1980,p. 131.
  3. ^de Crespigny 2007,p.1221.
  4. ^de Crespigny 2007,p.1218.
  5. ^Nhan phẩm trung chờ chủ biên (1998).Trung Hoa văn hóa chế độ từ điển.Bắc Kinh: Trung Quốc quốc tế quảng bá nhà xuất bản. p. 182.

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