The Salt Affairs Administration Institution and Officials in Shandong during the Mongol-Yuan Period:Centred on Monumental Inscriptions
Although the extant literature on the salt affairs administration institution and official appointments in Shandong during the Mongol-Yuan period reveals significant adjustments and transformations within the salt affairs system of the period,there are still many omissions and inaccuracies in the books.Through the meticulous collection and analysis of epigraphic materials and local gazetteers,specifically those pertaining to inscriptions from the Mongol-Yuan period,it becomes apparent that these inscriptions provide valuable insights into the institutional framework and official appointments of the General Transport Division in Shandong,the Salt Transport Sub-Division,and the Salt Field Division during the Mongol-Yuan period.These findings corroborate the accounts found in the Yuan Shi(History of Yuan)and the Yuan Dianzhang(The Collection of Laws of the Yuan Dynasty)concerning the evolution of the salt affairs administration institutions and the official appointments within the General Transport Division in Shandong.Furthermore,this evidence addresses the incomplete records of the official appointments in the Salt Transport Sub-Division and the Salt Field Division that are present in the extant literature,thereby rectifying the deficiencies of the historical sources regarding the continuity and clarity of the records on Shandong salt affairs administration institutions and their officials.
Salt Transportation Department of the Yuan Dynastyinstitutional structure and official appointmentsepigraphic evidence
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