noun
district director (ritsuryō system)
Historical official title under the ritsuryō system; a local administrator overseeing a district (郡). Cross-referenced with 大領 (たいりょう), a higher-ranking provincial official.
See also: 大領
郡造は律令制下で郡を治める役人だった。
The kōri no miyatsuko was an official who governed a district under the ritsuryō system.
史料には「郡造」の職掌が記されている。
Historical records describe the duties of the kōri no miyatsuko.
大領 was a higher-ranking provincial official, while 郡造 was a district-level administrator.
From 郡 (こおり, 'district') + の (possessive particle) + 造 (みやつこ, 'chief' or 'lord'). The term reflects the ritsuryō administrative structure.