Three Bureaus

The Three Bureaus (三司) was an office in imperial Chinese governments that had different functions in different eras.

The office was particularly important in the Song dynasty before 1080, during which it managed the state's fiscal affairs. (The term is usually translated as State Finance Commission for the Song dynasty). State Finance Commission was one of the three key central government agencies, along with Secretariat-Chancellery and Bureau of Military Affairs.

The three bureaus during the Song dynasty were:
Bureau of Salt and Iron Monopoly (鹽鐵司)
Tax Bureau (度支司)
Census Bureau (戶部司)

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Category:Government of Imperial China