Daikan
Japanese historical magistrate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Dahan (solar term).
Daikan (代官) was an official in Japan that acted on behalf of a ruling monarch or a lord at the post they had been appointed to. Since the Middle Ages, daikan were in charge of their territory and territorial tax collection. In the Edo period, daikan were local governors in charge of the government and security of domain and shogunate territories.[1]