Circuit intendant of Shanghai
| Circuit intendant of Shanghai | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 上海道臺 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 上海道台 | ||||||||||||
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The circuit intendant of Shanghai or the daotai of Shanghai, also formerly romanized as taotai or tao tai, was an imperial Chinese official who oversaw the circuit of Shanghai, then part of Jiangsu Province, in the Qing Empire. He oversaw the area's courts, law enforcement, civic defense, canals, and customs collection. As well as areas within modern Shanghai, his remit also included Qidong in present-day Jiangsu.
The position was only compensated at the senior fourth rank (正四品官), the seventh level from the top in the 9 rank, 18 level system, but, in addition to other sources of income, it was seen as a springboard to higher office within the empire.