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Nine Ministers comprised all the ministers of importance in the central government. They were:
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Three Lords referred to three highest rank officials in the imperial government, namely:
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the Grand Minister of Agriculture (大司農, formally known as 治粟內史)
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the Supervisor of Attendants (光祿勛, formally known as 郎中令)
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the Minister of Ceremonies (太常, formally known as 奉常)
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the Grand Herald (大鴻臚, formally known as 典客 or 大行令)
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