Question

The use of mandarins who traveled throughout China overseeing the implementation of Ming imperial dictates is most comparable to which of the following non-Chinese imperial institutions?

a. Persia's ghazi
b. Harun al Rashid's caliphs
c. Byzantine Emperor Justinian's themes
d. Charlemagne's missi dominici

Answer 1

The use of mandarins who traveled throughout China overseeing the implementation of Ming imperial dictates is most comparable to "a. Persia's ghazi," since they acted as the "eyes and ears" or their respective rulers.