Shiba

Japanese: 司馬 - しば

〘Noun〙① An official title in ancient China. In the Zhou Dynasty, he was one of the Six Ministers and the head of the Xia officials. In the Qin and Western Han Dynasties, he was called Da Sima and, along with Da Si Tu and Da Si Kong, was one of the Three Officials. He was in charge of the bureaucratic system, rituals, military affairs, etc. In the Later Han and Tang Dynasties, he was renamed Taiwei. After the Song Dynasty, it became an elegant title for the Minister of War. Sima. ※Hyakuza Hodan (1110), February 28th, "A Sima has come to the country where Wei Ling lives." [Book of Documents - Mu Cei] ② The Tang name for Jo . ※Suga Family Texts (around 900), 1. Winter Solstice, Letter Presented to Tanbega "In praise of _{the former} brilliant scholar, after _the spring has passed, summon _{the former} Sima, _one year old, for the first time in his life."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 中国古代の官名。周では六卿の一つで夏官の長。秦・前漢では大司馬と称し、大司徒・大司空とともに三公の一つ。官僚機構、祭祀、軍事などを掌った。後漢・唐では太尉と改称された。宋以後、兵部尚書の雅称。司武。※百座法談（1110）二月二八日「為陵がすむ国に、一人の司馬なりて来れり」〔書経‐牧誓〕② 掾(じょう)の唐名。※菅家文草（900頃）一・冬至日、書懐奉呈田別駕「称_二旧秀才_一春去後、喚_二前司馬_一歳来初」

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