Ministry of Personnel (Tang dynasty)
Historical term for one of the Six Ministries (六部) in Tang China, responsible for appointments, promotions, and records of civil officials. Also used in similar systems in East Asia.
See also: 六部 (りくぶ)
The Ministry of Personnel in the Tang dynasty was in charge of personnel affairs for officials.
The Ministry of Personnel, one of the Six Ministries, handled appointments, dismissals, and evaluations of civil officials.
Standard kanji form for the historical ministry.
Variant kanji form; 李 is a surname and not the usual character for this term.
From Chinese 吏部 (lìbù), literally 'officials department'. The reading りぶ is the on'yomi; りほう is a less common reading.