都護

とご

Meanings

1. Noun Protector General (Tang-period Chinese official) See also: 都護府 (とごふ).
2. travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara and Heian-period position) See also: 按察使 (あぜち).

Kanji

• 都 metropolis. Read as ト.
• 護 protect. Read as ゴ.

Words containing 都護

• 都護府 (とごふ) Protectorate General (Han and Tang-period Chinese office)
• 安南都護府 (アンナンとごふ) Protectorate General of Annam (Han-period Chinese office established in Hanoi in 622 CE)
• 安東都護府 (あんとうとごふ) Protectorate General to Pacify the East (Tang-period Chinese office established in Pyongyang in 668 CE)

And 5 more.

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