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mandarins  

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  • Mandarins were political, military, and judicial officials of the Chinese Empire. The term was coined by the Portuguese from the Malay term mantra or councilor. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Mandarins]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FL3TNKK6-K

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