Gechiyaku
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Gechiyaku were officials in the government of the Ryûkyû Kingdom appointed to temporarily oversee districts in need of economic recovery. This was particularly common in the 19th century.
References
- Smits, Gregory. Visions of Ryukyu. University of Hawaii Press, 1999. p165.
