Wang Ji - Ouki

…Chinese local governor of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The name "governor" first came about in 1441 (Zhengtong 6) when Wang Ji, Minister of War, was appointed governor of military affairs when Luchuan (the border between Yunnan and Burma (present-day Myanmar)) was pacified. In 1469 (Chenghua 5), ​​Han Yong was appointed governor and governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the position became a permanent one, after which he was deployed to various regions. The position was originally to control the military affairs of the region under his jurisdiction, but as he held multiple posts, he also came to oversee civil affairs, and there was almost no difference in authority between him and the governor, so the two were referred to together as governors.

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…中国，明･清の地方長官。総督の名は1441年(正統6)麓川(雲南･ビルマ(現ミャンマー)国境)を平定した際，兵部尚書王驥（おうき）に軍務を総督せしめたのに始まるが，1469年(成化5)韓雍を両広(広東･広西)の総督兼巡撫としてより常設の官となり，その後各地に配置された。その職は本来，所管地方の軍事を統べるにあったが，兼官兼職により民政をも総轄するようになり，巡撫との間に職権の差はほとんどなく，両者を併称して督撫といった。…

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