Situ (office)

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Situ was one of the highest ranking government offices in ancient China. The office was established in the Western Zhou dynasty, and was originally written as 司土 (pinyin: sītǔ), meaning Administrator of Land.[1][2]

During the Han dynasty, the title became written with the different characters 司徒 (pinyin: sītú), which is translated variously as Minister over the Masses[3] or Excellency over the Masses[4] in English, was one of the three most important official posts during the Han dynasty, called the Three Excellencies. The nominal salary attached was 20,000 shi () of grain.[5]

The title is the origin of the surname Situ.

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  3. Bielenstein, 207–230
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  5. Michael Loewe The Men Who Governed Han China Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods (2004)