Taishi may refer to:

Names

Taishi (surname) Taishi (, zh, c=, p=Tàishǐ, w=T'ai4-shih3) is a Chinese compound surname. Taishi literally means Grand Historian, a high official in ancient History of China#Imperial China, imperial China. For example, Sima Qian was the Grand Historian in Han ...

, Chinese family name *

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

, Japanese given name

Ranks

Grand Preceptor Grand Preceptor, also referred to as Grand Master, Section Cp2:192 C was the seniormost of the Three Ducal Ministers or Excellencies, the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty of ancient China. The other two were Grand Tutor and Grand P ...

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

Daijō-daijin The was the head of the during and after the Nara period and briefly under the Meiji Constitution. It was equivalent to the Chinese , or Grand Preceptor. History Emperor Tenji's favorite son, Prince Ōtomo, was the first to have been acco ...

* Taishi (Mongol title), 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, China. History Pottery from the Majiayao culture (3300 to 2000 BC) has been found in Lintao. Until the 20th century, Lintao was known as Didao (). The Battle of ...

, Gansu, China * Taishi Township (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 flashpoin ...

, 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 Taixi 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), born Liu Che and courtesy name Tong, was the seventh Emperor of China, emperor of the Han dynasty from 141 to 87 BC. His reign lasted 54 years – a record not broken until the reign of the Kangxi ...

*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 a grandson of Sima Yi, nephew of Sima Shi and son of Sima Zhao. He became the first emperor of the Jin dynasty (266–420), Jin dynasty a ...

*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 his ...

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

Hou Jing Hou Jing (; died 26 May 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 severa ...

*Taishi (太始, 818), or Taesi, an era name used by Gan of Balhae {{disambiguation, geo