Tong-zhong-shu men-xia ping-zhang-shi; T`ung-chung-shu men-hsia p`ing-chang-shih

Japanese: 同中書門下平章事 - どうちゅうしょもんかへいしょうじ（英語表記）Tong-zhong-shu men-xia ping-zhang-shi; T`ung-chung-shu mên-hsia p`ing-chang-shih

The government system of the Tang, Five Dynasties, and Song dynasties in China. At the beginning of the Tang dynasty, the heads of the three ministries, Menxia, Zhongshu, and Shangshu, were designated as Prime Ministers, but later, in addition to the Shizhong and Zhongshuling, other officials were added with titles such as Tongzhongshumen Xiaping Zhangji and Tongzhongshumen Lower Third Rank to become Prime Ministers. However, most of the names added to other officials later became Tongzhongshumen Xiaping Zhangji, so that name was used as the title of Prime Minister, and this continued through the Five Dynasties and into the Song dynasty. In the Song dynasty, Tongping Zhangji, or Tongzhongshumen Xiaping Zhangji, was assigned to three teachers of ranks above Hei-ro, and assisted the emperor in governing the country. There was no limit to the number of positions, and sometimes there were three. The deputy was called the Changji Zhengji.

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Japanese:

中国の唐，五代，宋の官制。唐の初めは門下，中書，尚書の3省の長官を宰相としたが，のちにはそのうちの侍中と中書令を宰相としたほかに，他の官に同中書門下平章事や同中書門下三品などの名を加えて宰相とした。しかしその後，他の官に加えられる名がほとんど同中書門下平章事となったので，その名が宰相の名称として用いられ，それが五代を経て宋代にいたった。宋代，同平章事すなわち同中書門下平章事は丞郎以上三師をもってこれにあて，天子を補佐して大政を統べた。定員がなく，3人いることもあった。その副を参知政事と称した。

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