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| Censorate | |||||||||
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| Pre-Ming | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 御史臺 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 御史台 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Terrace of Imperial Scribes/historians | ||||||||
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| Ming, Qing | |||||||||
| Chinese | 都察院 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Metropolitan/Chief/General Inspection Court | ||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | Đô sát viện | ||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 都察院 | ||||||||
TheCensorate was a high-level supervisory agency inImperial China, first established during theQin dynasty (221–207 BC).[1] It was a highly effective agency during theMongol-ledYuan dynasty (1271–1368).[citation needed] During theMing dynasty (1368–1644), the Censorate was a branch of the centralized bureaucracy, paralleling the Six Ministries and the five Chief Military Commissions, and was directly responsible to the emperor.[2] Theinvestigating censors were "the eyes and ears" of the emperor and checked administrators at each level to prevent corruption and malfeasance, a common feature of that period. Popular stories told of righteous censors revealing corruption as well as censors who accepted bribes. Generally speaking, they were feared and disliked, and had to move around constantly to perform their duties.
The Censorate was divided into three branches (院).
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During theNguyễn dynasty a representative from the censorate served as a member of a government commission formed to create inscriptions for the 1mạchcash coins.[3]
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