Taishi may refer to:

Names

Taishi (surname) Taishi (, ) is a Chinese compound surname. Taishi literally means Grand Historian, a high official in ancient imperial China. For example, Sima Qian was the Grand Historian in Han Dynasty. Taishi is not included in the Hundred Family Surnames boo ...

, Chinese family name *

Taishi (given name) Taishi (written: , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese actor *, Japanese volleyball player ...

, Japanese given name

Ranks

Grand Preceptor Grand Preceptor, also referred to as Grand Master, Section Cp2:192 C was the senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Chinese Zhou dynasty. The other two were Grand Tutor (太傅) and Grand Protector (太保), respectively. These three p ...

, ancient Chinese top civilian position: ''taishi'' () in Chinese *Taishi, an alternate name of the Japanese

Daijō-daijin The was the head of the ''Daijō-kan'' (Great Council of State) during and after the Nara period and briefly under the Meiji Constitution. Equivalent to the Chinese (Grand Preceptor). History Emperor Tenji's favorite son, Prince Ōtomo, wa ...

Taishi (Mongol title) The Mongolian nobility ( Mongolian: ; ''yazgurtan; survaljtan'') arose between the 10th and 12th centuries, became prominent in the 13th century, and essentially governed Mongolia until the early 20th century. The Mongolian word for nobility, ...

, a rank of Mongolian nobility

Places

* Taishi Town (太石镇), town in

Lintao County Lintao County ) is administratively under the control of Dingxi, Gansu province. History Until the 20th century, Lintao was known as Didao (). The Battle of Didao was fought in the area in 255 CE, during the Three Kingdoms era. In the 8th ce ...

, Gansu, China *

Taishi Township Taishi may refer to: Names *Taishi (surname), Chinese family name *Taishi (given name), Japanese given name Ranks *Grand Preceptor, ancient Chinese top civilian position: ''taishi'' () in Chinese *Taishi, an alternate name of the Japanese Daij� ...

(太石乡), township in

Kang County Kang County or Kangxian () is a county in the southeast of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of Longnan City. The county was formed in 1928 as Wudu County, but renamed to Kang County the next year, named after the northern Zhou ...

, Gansu, China *

Taishi, Guangzhou Taishi Village () is a small hamlet (population about 2,000), in the town of Dongchong, Nansha District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, formerly in the now-disbanded Yuwotou Town () of Panyu District, Guangzhou. It is best known for being the flashpoint ...

, village in Guangdong, China *

Taishi, Hyōgo is a town located in Ibo District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 33,753 in 13941 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Taishi is located in ...

, town in Hyōgo, Japan *

Taishi, Osaka 260px, Eifuku-ji Kondo 260px, Shinaga Jinja 260px, Grave of Emperor Yōmei is a town located in Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 13,172 in 5572 households and a population density of 93 ...

, town in Osaka, Japan *

Taisi, Yunlin Taisi Township (), is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan, lying to the west of Dongshi, south of Mailiao and north of Sihu, and including a section of coastline on the Taiwan Strait. History The town was formerly called Haikou (, meani ...

, also known as Taishi, township in Yunlin County, Taiwan

Historical eras

*Taishi (太始, 96BC–93BC), an era name used by Emperor Wu of Han *Taishi (泰始, 265–274), an era name used by

Emperor Wu of Jin Emperor Wu of Jin (; 236 – 16 May 290), personal name Sima Yan (), courtesy name Anshi (安世), was the grandson of Sima Yi, nephew of Sima Shi and son of Sima Zhao. He became the first emperor of the Jin dynasty after forcing Cao Huan, ...

*Taishi (泰始, 465–471), an era name used by

Emperor Ming of Liu Song Emperor Ming of (Liu) Song ((劉)宋明帝) (9 December 439 – 10 May 472), personal name Liu Yu (劉彧), courtesy name Xiubing (休炳), childhood name Rongqi (榮期), was an emperor of the Chinese Liu Song dynasty. He became emperor after h ...

*Taishi (太始, 551–552), an era name used by

Hou Jing Hou Jing (; died June 552), courtesy name Wanjing (萬景), was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician. He was a general of Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, and Liang, and briefly, after controlling the Liang imperial regime for several ...

*Taishi (太始, 818), or Taesi, an era name used by

Gan of Balhae Gan of Balhae (died 818) (r. 817–818) was the ninth king of Balhae. He was the son of the sixth king, King Gang, and the younger brother of King Hui and King Jeong. He chose the era name ''Taesi'' (太始, "majestic beginning"). Family *F ...

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