Imperial Commissioner - Kinsakan

…It is translated into English as Imperial Commissioner or High Commissioner. An incumbent official who is temporarily dispatched by the emperor with a specific task is called an Imperial Commissioner, and among them, a high-ranking official of the third rank or higher is called an Imperial Commissioner. Especially important are cases of foreign affairs, and the example of Lin Zexu during the Opium Wars is famous. …

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…Imperial Commissioner,High Commissionerと英訳される。ある現職についている官僚が特定の任務を帯びて臨時に皇帝から派遣されるものを欽差官といい，そのうち三品以上の大官を欽差大臣という。特に重要なのは外交問題の場合で，アヘン戦争における林則徐の例は有名である。…

※「欽差官」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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