Secret Inspector - Anglerfish Inspector (English: amhaeng-ǒsa)

Japanese: 暗行御史 - あんこうぎょし（英語表記）amhaeng-ǒsa

The name of the special inspector appointed in the Joseon Dynasty (Yi Dynasty). Also called Ilbyeolsui and Jikji. Although they were young lower-ranking officials and not necessarily high-ranking officials, they received orders directly from the king that described the inspections, and carried out inspections of various regions with a jimoku, horse badge, and brass ruler, investigated violations of the decrees of the district and prefecture authorities, and reported directly to the king. In some cases, they also held court on behalf of local officials. The origin of the royal censorship dates back to the Goryeo Dynasty, but the name of the secret royal censor was created during the Joseon Dynasty. Due to the nature of their duties, the secret royal censorship was sometimes caught up in factional strife in the later period, but the system continued until the end of the Joseon Dynasty, under King Gojong (→ King Yi Tae). The activities of the secret royal censor are also recorded in the famous "Chunhyangjeon."

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Japanese:

朝鮮，朝鮮王朝 (李朝) 時代に設けられた特命監察官の呼称。別称一別繍衣，直指。その身分は若い堂下官で必ずしも高官ではないが，国王から直接に視察内容を記した命令書を手交され，事目，馬牌 (ばはい) ，鍮尺をもって各地を探察し，郡県の守令などの非違を調べ，国王に直接復命するほか，場合によっては地方官に代って裁判もするなど強力な権限をもっていた。御史の起源はすでに高麗朝時代から存在するが，朝鮮王朝になって暗行御史の名称が生じた。暗行御史はその任務内容の性格から後期には党派争いの渦中に巻込まれることもあったが，制度としては朝鮮王朝末，高宗 (→李太王 ) 時代まで存続した。有名な『春香伝』にも暗行御史の活動が記されている。

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