The official seals of officials at all levels in the Qing Dynasty differed according to their grades and positions. The official seals of the Qing Dynasty were divided into six grades: treasure, seal, customs defense, map record, regulation record and record. The seal was made of gold, three inches and six minutes square and one inch thick. Seals were used by permanent and administrative organizations. Their size ranged from three inches to two inches and one minute, and one inch to four minutes and four centimeters thick. They were made of silver or copper. The customs seal was used by temporary institutions that dealt with finance, engineering, and other matters. The specific information of other grades of seals such as pictures, records, and records was not mentioned. In addition, there were certain rules on the shape and text of the official seal. For example, the official seal was square, and temporary and unofficial officials did not use official seals. In general, the official seals of officials at all levels of the Qing Dynasty differed according to their positions and ranks.
The official seal of the Tang Dynasty was a broad-brimmed seal with red characters. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the shape of the official seal changed. The size completely changed the tradition of the Qin and Han Dynasty seal size, and adopted the form of a broad-edged seal with red characters. This change was of great significance in the history of seal studies. It had a far-reaching impact on later generations.
In ancient times, officials of all ranks had official seals. The official seal was the symbol of an ancient official, used to indicate their official rank and power. The size and material of the official seal were related to the official's rank. The higher the official position, the larger the official seal. The imperial treasure was the highest grade of official seal. It was more than twice the size of the imperial seal of the three divisions, three dukes, and three princes of the imperial power, indicating the supremacy of the imperial power. The official seals included the emperor's imperial treasures, jade seals, and gold treasures, the official seals of all levels of court officials, the official seals of local administrative officials, the official seals of all levels of institutions, the official seals of military officials, the seals of low-level institutions, the seals of feudal feudal regime, the seals of ethnic minority regime, and the seals of peasant uprising regime. Therefore, officials of all ranks had official seals.
The official positions of the Qing Dynasty included doctor and Yuanwailang. According to the official system of the Qing Dynasty, doctors and councilors were of the same rank, and the official name was "Siguan"(Shangshu and Shilang were Tang officials). In modern times, a doctor was equivalent to a department's secretary or director, while a Yuanwailang was equivalent to a deputy secretary or deputy director, and was a department-level cadre.
The list of official positions in the Qing Dynasty included officials of different grades. We can get some information about official positions in the Qing Dynasty. The hierarchy of officials in the Qing Dynasty basically followed the system of "nine grades and eighteen grades" since the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties. Each grade had a difference between a positive grade and a subordinate grade, such as a positive grade and a subordinate grade. In addition, there were also super-ranked officials, imperial clan members who did not enter the eighth rank of Fuguo Duke, Eight Banners Mongol princes and non-princes... Civil officials included the prime minister, the chief minister, and so on. Military officer positions included great general, lieutenant, and so on. Other than that, there were also local officials such as county governors, prefects, and provincial governors. However, the search results provided did not give a complete list of Qing Dynasty officials. Therefore, based on the information provided, we are unable to give a complete list of Qing Dynasty officials.
I don't know the official classification map of the Qing Dynasty.
There was no clear number of petty officials in the Qing Dynasty. According to the documents, the number of petty officials in a county fluctuated between 200 to 1,000, while the total number of petty officials in the country was as high as 1.7 million. In addition, it was mentioned that there were many petty officials in the government offices of the Qing Dynasty, but the exact number was unknown. Therefore, based on the information provided, it was impossible to accurately answer the number of petty officials in the Qing Dynasty.
The classification of officials in the Qing Dynasty mainly included civil officials and servants. Civil officials were responsible for the management of writing and official documents, such as copying documents, checking archives, filling in reports and books, receiving and sending official documents, etc. Servants were responsible for running and driving, running errands, standing in the hall, following people out, escorting, urging taxes, arresting, guarding, escorting criminals, and other duties. The civil officials were divided into different names such as scribes, messengers, Dian Li, Zan Li, etc. Scribes were civil officials in central and local institutions, such as the Cabinet, the Imperial Academy, and the Prime Minister's Yamen. The civil officials of local organizations were called scribes, bailiffs, Dian Li, Zan Li, etc. There were also different types of laborers. For example, the yamen laborers were divided into three groups: standing guards, black officers, and so on. In general, the classification of officials in the Qing Dynasty was mainly based on their duties and the nature of their work.
The Encyclopedia of Ancient Official Seals was a list of different types of official seals. We can get some information about ancient official seals, but we don't have a complete collection of official seals. According to the historical records, there were many types of ancient official seals, including the emperor's jade seal, the imperial treasure, the official seal of all levels of court officials, the official seal of local administrative officials, the official seal of all levels of institutions, the official seal of military officials, the seal of low-level institutions, the seal of feudal regime, the seal of ethnic minority regime, the seal of peasant uprising regime, and so on. These official seals were different in terms of material, button style, and seal text, reflecting the rank and power of different official positions. However, the specific types and forms of official seals required further research and data collection to give a complete collection of official seals.
The officials of the Qing Dynasty were equivalent to modern section chiefs, chief staff members, deputy chief staff members, deputy directors, county governors, deputy directors, deputy provincial officials, and deputy national officials.
The official system of the Qing Dynasty was developed and perfected according to the system of the Ming Dynasty. The official ranks of the Qing Dynasty were divided into nine grades and eighteen grades, which were divided into central official positions and local official positions. Central positions were divided into three categories: central, assistant, and imperial. Local positions were divided into civil and military officials. The Ministry of Civil Affairs was in charge of the appointment of civil officials in the Qing Dynasty. The Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs had established a 'monthly selection' system to select officials according to different types of candidates. In the Qing Dynasty, the official ranks were divided into nine grades, and each grade was divided into Zheng and Cong, which were called "nine grades and eighteen grades". The local administrative system of the Qing Dynasty was divided into three levels: province, prefecture, and county. The magistrate was the chief executive of the place, and his rank was seven. In general, the official system of the Qing Dynasty was based on the rank and position of the officials to appoint and manage.