Gushikawa Chōei | |
Native Name: | 具志川朝盈 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Office: | sessei of Ryūkyū |
Term Start: | 1654 |
Term End: | 1666 |
Predecessor: | Kin Chōtei |
Successor: | Haneji Chōshū |
Birth Date: | 4 January 1610 |
Death Date: | ? |
Nickname: | Seijin Aji-ganashi (聖人按司加那志) |
Blank1: | Childhood name |
Blank2: | Chinese name |
Data2: | Shō Kyō (尚亨) |
Blank3: | Rank |
Data3: | Wōji |
Parents: | Shō Kyū (father) |
, also known by and his Chinese style name, was a member of the royal family of the Ryukyu Kingdom who served as sessei, a post often translated as "prime minister", from 1654 to 1666.
Gushikawa Chōei was the seventh son of Kin Chōkō and Shuriōkimi Aji-ganashi. He was also a half-brother of King Shō Hō. After Shō Shitsu succeeded the throne, he led a mission Edo in 1649.
Gushikawa Chōei was also the author of Ishinagu nu uta, a ryūka poem/song known for its striking thematic similarity to Kimigayo, the national anthem of Japan.[1] [2]