daikan
Sign in to savethumb|A former daikan's office, the Suibara Daikansho in Agano, Niigata|Agano, [[Niigata Prefecture]] Daikan (代官) was an official in ancient Japan who was in charge of administrative duties on behalf of a lord or a ruler. Since the Middle Ages, daikan oversaw a territory and territorial tax collection. In the Edo period, daikan were local governors in charge of the government and security of domain and shogunate territories.
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thumb|A former daikan's office, the Suibara Daikansho in Agano, Niigata|Agano, [[Niigata Prefecture]] Daikan (代官) was an official in ancient Japan who was in charge of administrative duties on behalf of a lord or a ruler. Since the Middle Ages, daikan oversaw a territory and territorial tax collection. In the Edo period, daikan were local governors in charge of the government and security of domain and shogunate territories.
== History ==
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