Org chart contains incidental spoilers, so click at your own risk.

Saiunkoku Org chart :D

This is a not very sparkly organizational chart I made, based off of this chart.

The Saiunkoku government structure is based off of the structure of the government during the Tang and Song dynasties, vaguely. This structure was known as the “three bureaus and six departments.” The author added one more, the Sendoushou (Bureau of the Cave of the Immortals?). In terms of who outranks whom, Yuushun (actually, on the chart he’s listed as the chief of the executive branch, for lack of a better word, and is also at the same time Prime Minister. But to make things less confusing, I just listed him as Prime Minister.) Ou Ki is sort of in charge of the branch that deliberates the new laws (or something. I tried to research these things, and I became even more confused). Riou is in charge of astrology, and planning the king’s marriage, as well as approving who gets to be king or not. Probably Yuushun outranks the heads of the other bureaus.

As for the Censorate, I’m not sure who Kouki directly reports to. (Also, Mei Sai is another Censor, but since he’s such a random character, I didn’t put him on the chart. ) Same with the archives.

The Six Departments are executive departments (carrying out the laws, etc). I don’t think Minister Rou’s name is ever completely given. No clue who runs Keibu either.

As for the Plume Forest Army, you could say their role is the Guards. They basically are there to defend the emperor. I have no idea where the regular army is.

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