Hubu
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hù Bù |
| Wade–Giles | Hu4 Pu4 |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Mín Bù |
| Wade–Giles | Min2 Pu4 |
Hu Bu usually translated as the Ministry of Revenue, was one of the Six Ministries under the Department of State Affairs in imperial China. It existed from the Tang dynasty to the Qing dynasty, although the office also existed during the Sui dynasty as Min Bu.
Charles O. Hucker wrote that the Ministry of Revenue was "in general charge of population and land censuses, assessment and collection of taxes, and storage and distribution of government revenues." The ministry was usually divided into specialized bureaus:
Each bureau was headed by a director (郎中). The ministry was headed by a minister (尚書).
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