Ikegusuku Anken

Ikegusuku Ueekata Anken (池城 親方 安憲, 29 October 1635 30 April 1695), also known by his Chinese style name Mō Kokuchin (毛 国珍), was a bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom.[1]

Ikegusuku Anken
池城 安憲
sanshikan of Ryukyu
In office
1670–1690
Preceded byMabuni Chōi
Succeeded byTakehara An'i
Personal details
Born(1635-10-29)October 29, 1635
DiedApril 30, 1695(1695-04-30) (aged 59)
ParentIkegusuku Ansei (father)
Chinese nameMō Kokuchin (毛 国珍)
RankUeekata

Anken was born to an aristocrat family called Mō-uji Ikegusuku Dunchi (毛氏池城殿内). He was the eldest son of Ikegusuku Ansei (池城 安成). Later, he became the sixth head of this family.[2]

Anken served as a member of sanshikan from 1670 to 1690.[3] He was dispatched to Satsuma for several times. He was sent to China together with Ō Minsa (王 明佐, also known by Kokuba Pekumi 国場親雲上) as a gratitude envoy for King Shō Tei's investiture in 1683.[4][1]

References

  1. "Ikegusuku Anken." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
  2. Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten (沖縄県姓氏家系大辞典). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten.
  3. "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 2017-07-06.
  4. Chūzan Seifu, vol.8
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