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Director of Imperial Secrectariat is a official title in Imperial China. Developing from the Imperial Secrectary known as the Shangshu (尚書) in the Qin dynasty. The department of Imperial Secrectariat known as the Shangshu Tai (尚書臺) became the highest executive institution of the imperial government since the Eastern Han dynasty. The Imperial Secrestariat was turned to Department of State Affairs since Sui Dynasty. The Director was the head of the department. Beneath the Director were the Right and Left Vice Directors (尚書左僕射、尚書右僕射).

As one of the three departments, it was the formal highest executive institution of the imperial government since the Sui dynasty and Tang Dynasty.The Director was known as chancellor but was often absent. It became a titular title after the Five Dynasties.