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*''Japanese'': 下知役 ''(gechiyaku)''
 
*''Japanese'': 下知役 ''(gechiyaku)''
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''Gechiyaku'' were officials in the [[government of the Ryukyu Kingdom|government of the Ryûkyû Kingdom]] appointed to temporarily oversee districts in need of recovery.
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''Gechiyaku'' were officials in the [[government of the Ryukyu Kingdom|government of the Ryûkyû Kingdom]] appointed to temporarily oversee districts in need of economic recovery. This was particularly common in the 19th century.
    
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