also: たみのつかさ
Ministry of Popular Affairs (1869–1871)
Only with reading みんぶしょう
A short-lived ministry of the early Meiji government, responsible for census, taxation, and local administration. Replaced by the Ministry of Finance (大蔵省) and Ministry of Home Affairs (内務省).
The Ministry of Popular Affairs was established in 1869 and abolished after only two years.
Ministry of Popular Affairs (ritsuryō system)
Under the ritsuryō legal codes (8th century onward), this ministry handled household registers, taxation, and corvée labor. The reading たみのつかさ is an ancient Japanese gloss.
See also: 律令制
Under the ritsuryō system, the Ministry of Popular Affairs was an important office that managed family registers and taxation.
In old texts, 民部省 is sometimes read as たみのつかさ.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, which took over local administration duties from the Meiji-era 民部省.
The ritsuryō system of ancient Japan, under which the earlier 民部省 operated.
Standard kanji spelling for both the ritsuryō-era and early Meiji ministry.
Ancient Japanese reading (訓読み) used in historical contexts for the ritsuryō-era office.
From 民 (people) + 部 (division) + 省 (ministry). The name was used both in the ancient ritsuryō state and briefly revived in the early Meiji period.