The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations / A Comparative Research Based on a Study of the Ancient Mexican Religious, Sociological, and Calendrical Systems

by Zelia Nuttall

Division of the country, at one time, into twelve parts (Ast).

CHINA.

Seven Manchurian tribes, p. [302].

Four provinces, four mountains, four seas, p. [286]; four classes of seven each, p. [292].

At the summit of the present administration in Pekin, Four Grand Secretaries, two of whom are Manchus and two Chinese.[138]

Twelve districts, p. [292].

ANCIENT JAPAN.

The “Seven divine generations,” each consisting of a god and goddess.

Four classes of people, 2×4=8 holy quarters, eight great islands.

Imperial council of twelve divided into the higher council of five called Golosew=“Imperial Old Men” and the lower council of [pg 484] seven members termed Waka Tosiyori=“Junior Old Men” (Chambers' Encyclopædia). The imperial council, with the emperor, thus constituted the sacred thirteen.