# Investigating censor

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{{Short description|Censoring officials of some Chinese dynasties}}

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'''Investigating censors''' ({{zh |t = 監察御史 |l = Monitoring & Investigating Royal Scribes/historians }}) were [Censorate](/source/Censorate) officials in imperial China's civil bureaucracy between the [Sui](/source/Sui_dynasty) (581–618) and [Qing](/source/Qing_dynasty) (1644–1912) dynasties. They were in charge of investigations and impeachment, including duties such as gathering complaints from the people, reviewing the handling of prisoners and impeaching officials for misconduct.

Since the [Yuan dynasty](/source/Yuan_dynasty), investigating censors were also authorized to submit remonstrances or suggestions about the [emperor](/source/emperor_of_China)'s conduct or policies.

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* {{cite book |last=Hucker|first=Charles O. |author-link=Charles O. Hucker |title = A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China |year=1985|publisher=[Stanford University Press](/source/Stanford_University_Press)|isbn=0-8047-1193-3 |pages=145–146 }}
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Category:Obsolete occupations
Category:Government of Imperial China
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