Institution
Censorate
The Censorate was a Chinese government agency responsible for monitoring the conduct of officials and reporting misconduct to the emperor. Its origins lie in the supervisory offices of the Han Dynasty. Under the Song Dynasty it independently monitored officials as part of a system of checks within the central government.
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