Shikina Seimei
Shikina Ueekata Seimei (識名 親方 盛命, 29 January 1652 – 18 November 1715), also known by his Chinese style name Mō Kiryū (毛 起龍), was a bureaucrat, politician and scholar of Japanese literature of the Ryukyu Kingdom.[1]
Shikina Seimei | |
|---|---|
識名 盛命 | |
| sanshikan of Ryukyu | |
| In office 1702–1712 | |
| Preceded by | Nakada Chōjū |
| Succeeded by | Ishadō Seifu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 29, 1652 |
| Died | November 18, 1715 (aged 63) |
| Parent | Inoha Seiki (father) |
| Chinese name | Mō Kiryū (毛 起龍) |
| Rank | Ueekata |
Shikina was born to an aristocrat family called Mō-uji Inoha Dunchi (毛氏伊野波殿内). He was the third son of Inoha Seiki, and also a younger brother of Inoha Seihei (also known as Mōi Ueekata). Both Seiki and Seihei had been served as Sanshikan,[2] and Shikina Seimei himself served as a member of Sanshikan from 1702 to 1712.[3] In his term, he was assigned to take charge of collecting Omoro Sōshi (1710),[1] and compiling Konkōkenshū (混効験集) (1711), the first dictionary of the Okinawan language in history.[4]
Shikina was also the writer of Omoidegusa (思出草), a poetic diary written in Japanese.[1][5]