Taishi may refer to:

Names

* Taishi (surname), Chinese family name * Taishi (given name), 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, w ...

* Taishi (Mongol title), a rank of Mongolian nobility

Places

* Taishi Town (太石镇), town in Lintao County, Gansu, China * Taishi Township (太石乡), township in Kang County, Gansu, China * Taishi, Guangzhou, 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 s ...

, 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 9 ...

, 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 (, meanin ...

, 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 Emperor Wu of Han (156 – 29 March 87BC), formally enshrined as Emperor Wu the Filial (), born Liu Che (劉徹) and courtesy name Tong (通), was the seventh emperor of the Han dynasty of ancient China, ruling from 141 to 87 BC. His reign la ...

*Taishi (泰始, 265–274), an era name used by Emperor Wu of Jin *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 *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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