Five Directorates
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
- Directorate for Imperial Manufactories
- Directorate for the Palace Buildings
- Directorate for Armaments
- Directorate of Education, during the Sui and Tang dynasties
- Directorate of Astronomy, during the Five Dynasties period and Song dynasty