Darughachi

Quick meaning: Darughachi is a noun meaning An official in the Mongol Empire responsible for the administration and taxation of a specific province or territory. They were essentially governors appointed by the Mongol Khan.

Meaning

An official in the Mongol Empire responsible for the administration and taxation of a specific province or territory. They were essentially governors appointed by the Mongol Khan.

Example Sentences

In December, 1231, the Korean capital Kaesong, northwest of the modern Seoul, had been taken by the Mongols, who placed the country under their protectorate with seventy-two darughachi to run it; but in the following year all these Mongol residents had been massacred by the order of the king of Korea, Ko-tjong, who in July, 1232, took refuge on the little island of Kanghwa, west of Seoul.

Word Forms

• darughachis

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tarkhan, jiedushi, atabeg, satrap, tusi, noyan.

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