Minister of State - Minister of the Council of State

…China’s highest state council in the early Qing dynasty. The Councillor and the Minister were collectively called the Councillor and Minister. At the time of its founding, the Qing dynasty retained many systems unique to the Manchu people, and the existence of this council was one of them. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Minister of State" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…中国，清代初期の最高国政合議機関。議政王と議政大臣を総称して議政王大臣という。建国当初の清朝は満州族固有の諸制度を色濃く残していたが，この合議機関の存在もそのひとつであった。…

※「議政大臣」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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