Editing Nine-rank system (section)

{{Short description|Ranking system in the Imperial Chinese civil service}}
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The '''nine-rank system''', also known as the '''nine-grade controller system''', was used to categorize and classify government officials by rank in [[Imperial China]]. Their accorded rank signified their status in the government hierarchy and the amount of wages they earned. Created by the politician [[Chen Qun]] in the state of [[Cao Wei]] during the [[Three Kingdoms]], it was used until the [[Song dynasty]], and similar ranking systems were also present in the [[Ming dynasty]] and [[Qing dynasty]].{{sfn|Wilkinson|2012|p=265-266}}

A similar system was also used in Korea. In Japan, the [[Twelve Level Cap and Rank System]] was adopted in 603 during the reign of [[Empress Suiko]].