Abstract
The town general was a military general stationed in the county by the garrison commander during the Tang and Five Dynasties.This paper focuses on the structure,jurisdictional areas and changes in authority of the town general group as well as the official system of the town and the status of town generals during the Five Dynasties.Based on the research of Japanese scholar Kaisaburo Hino,this paper examines these issues above in greater depth,drawing new findings and advancing the further development of research on these issues.