Towhee

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

References

• Hucker, Charles O. (1985). A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China. Stanford University Press. p. 569.