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东厂
dōng​chǎng

Eastern Depot; Ming secret police

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

东厂/ 東廠 dōng​chǎng Eastern Depot; Ming secret police

A Ming Dynasty secret police and intelligence agency run by eunuchs, established to monitor officials and citizens for dissent or treason.

References

see 东厂/東廠 → 锦衣卫/錦衣衛
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