Xiao Huangmen

The role of Xiao Huangmen (Chinese: 小黃門) was a role for a eunuch in the Han dynasty.[1] The position, with a salary-rank of 600 shi or dan,[a] involved delivering and receiving messages between the imperial palace apartments and the outside court.[4]

A Xiao Huangmen's responsibilities were to follow the emperor, receive Shangshu memorials, preach the emperor's orders, and handle communication between the emperor and the harem inside and outside the palace.[5]

The position's responsibilities and level of authority changed over time.

  1. ^ 王俊良撰 (2002). 中国历代国家管理辞典. 长春:吉林人民出版社. p. 879. ISBN 7-206-03983-9.
  2. ^ Bielenstein 1980, p. 131.
  3. ^ de Crespigny 2007, p. 1221.
  4. ^ de Crespigny 2007, p. 1218.
  5. ^ 颜品忠等主编 (1998). 中华文化制度辞典. 北京:中国国际广播出版社. p. 182.


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