Ordo - Ordo (English spelling) ordu

Japanese: オルド - おるど（英語表記）ordu

The account book of a Turk-Mongolian nomadic monarch. It was also called the Horda. Specifically, it refers to the entire set of a monarch's assets, including women, children, livestock, and all other movable property attached to the account book. By extension, it is also used to mean the imperial court, headquarters, or harem. Its original meaning is said to mean "center," and it appeared in Chinese documents from the Liao dynasty, where it was translated into Chinese as "temple palace" or "book of a monarch." As the monarch's power strengthened, the organization and size of the book were improved. Genghis Khan's Four Great Ordos were the most prominent examples, and were symbols of the growing power of the monarchy.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

トルコ･モンゴル系の遊牧民の君主の帳幕のこと。オルダともいわれた。具体的には帳幕に付属する婦女子，家畜などすべての動産を含めた君主の財産の一そろえをいう。転じて，宮廷，本営，後宮の意味にも使われる。原義は〈中央〉を意味するといわれ，中国文献には遼代から現れて，行宮，行帳などと漢訳される。君主権力が強化されるに従い組織･規模が整備されていった。チンギス･ハーンの四大オルドは，その最たるもので，君主権強大化の象徴であった。

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