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Japanese: 幢主 - どうしゅ

The name of a military officer in Goguryeo and Silla in Korea. From around the 4th century, the word "dang" was used to translate the names of the military corps of northern tribes such as the Mongols. In 6th-century Goguryeo, the highest military officer was Daedangju, and "dangju" is presumably the name of a lower-ranking military officer. The military officer name "dangju" was used extensively in Silla from the mid-6th century onwards. The earliest example of its use is found on the Changnyeong Monument, one of the monuments to King Jinheung built in 561, as the name of a local military officer below Gunshu. From the late 6th century to the mid-7th century, the central military corps of Silla were made up of the private soldiers of aristocrats, and many of these corps and private soldiers had "dang" in their names, and their respective commanders were called "dangdangju".

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

朝鮮の高句麗，新羅の武官名。4世紀ごろからモンゴル族など北方異民族の軍団名に幢という訳語が用いられた。6世紀の高句麗では，最高武官名に大幢主があり，幢主はその下位の武官名と推定される。幢主の武官名は6世紀中葉以降の新羅でさかんに使用された。そのもっとも早い用例は，561年建立の真興王拓境碑の一つ昌寧碑に，軍主の下の地方武官名として見られる。6世紀後半から7世紀中葉にかけて，新羅の中央軍団は貴族の私兵で構成され，その軍団名や私兵の部隊名に幢を付けるものが多く，それぞれの司令官は某幢幢主と呼ばれた。

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