Shurei - Order

Japanese: 守令 - しゅれい

A local official during the Joseon Dynasty, a general term for Buyin, Daedohobusa, Moksa, Dohobusa, Gunsun, Hyeonrei, and Hyeonkan. They were also called Won. They governed the eup (a general term for administrative divisions within a province, such as Bu, Daedohobu, Mok, Dohobu, Gun, and Hyeon) under the supervision of the Gwanghwamun, the head of the province. Their duties were called the Seven Suryeongs, which were to promote agriculture, increase the number of households, establish schools, improve military administration, impose equal labor, conduct trials quickly, and eliminate evil people. The Gwanghwamun evaluated the performance of each Suryeong based on these seven criteria, and reported the evaluation to the central government with four grades: Good, Good, Bad, and Worst.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

朝鮮，李朝時代の地方官で，府尹，大都護府使，牧使，都護府使，郡守，県令，県監の総称。員（ウオン）ともいう。道の長官である観察使の監督下で，邑(府，大都護府，牧，都護府，郡，県等，道内の行政区画の総称)内の統治にあたった。その任務は守令七事と呼ばれ，農業を盛んにすること，戸口数を増やすこと，学校を興すこと，軍政を修めること，賦役を均等に課すこと，裁判を迅速に行うこと，奸悪な人物をなくすことであり，この七事を基準にして観察使が各守令の勤務評定を行い，善･殿･悪･最の4等級の評価を中央に報告する仕組みであった。

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