Goeku Chōsei
Goeku Ueekata Chōsei (越来 親方 朝誠, 23 December 1621–1 May 1695) also known by his Chinese style name Shō Mizai (向 美材), was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom.[1]
Goeku Chōsei | |
|---|---|
越来 朝誠 | |
| sanshikan of Ryukyu | |
| In office 1675–1683 | |
| Preceded by | Gushichan Antō |
| Succeeded by | Inamine Seihō |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1621 |
| Died | May 1, 1695 (aged 73) |
| Chinese name | Shō Mizai (向 美材) |
| Rank | Ueekata |
Goeku was born to an aristocrat family called Shō-uji Wakugawa Dunchi (向氏湧川殿内), later became the eighth head of this family.[1] He was also a descendant of King Shō Sen'i.[2]
King Shō Tei dispatched a gratitude envoy for his accession to Edo, Japan in 1671. Prince Kin Chōkō (金武 朝興, also known by Shō Ki 尚 熙) and he was appointed as Envoy (正使, seishi) and Deputy Envoy (副使, fukushi) respectively. They sailed back in the next year.[3]
References
- "Goeku Chōsei." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
- Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten (沖縄県姓氏家系大辞典). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten.
- Chūzan Seifu, appendix vol.2
- "中山王府相卿伝職年譜 向祐等著写本". Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
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