noun
Protectorate General to Pacify the North
Historical term for a Tang-dynasty Chinese military office established in Inner Mongolia in 669 CE. Rare outside academic or historical contexts.
See also: 都護府
燕然都護府は、唐の時代に内モンゴルに置かれた軍事機関である。
The Protectorate General to Pacify the North was a military office established in Inner Mongolia during the Tang dynasty.
A general term for a Tang-dynasty protectorate office; 燕然都護府 is a specific instance of such an office.
The term is a Sino-Japanese reading of the Chinese name for a Tang-dynasty protectorate. The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the historical office.