Oroku Chōki Explained

Oroku Chōki
Native Name:小禄 朝奇
Native Name Lang:ja
Office:sessei of Ryukyu
Term Start:1705
Term End:1712
Predecessor:Chatan Chōai
Successor:Tomigusuku Chōkyō
Birth Date:9 November 1676
Blank1:Childhood name
Blank2:Chinese name
Data2:Shō Kō (尚 綱)
Blank3:Rank
Data3:Wōji
Parents:Shō Tei (father)
Makabe Aji-ganashi (mother)

, also known by his Chinese style name or, was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom.

Chōki was the third son of King Shō Tei. His mother was Makabe Aji-ganashi (Japanese: 真壁按司加那志), the successor consort of King Shō Tei, so he was also a full-brother of Prince Misato Chōtei (Japanese: 美里 朝禎).[1] Chōki was the originator of royal family Gushichan Udun (Japanese: 具志頭御殿).[2] He served as sessei from 1705 to 1712.[3]

Chōki's second son, Misato Chōkō (Japanese: 美里 朝孝), was adopted by Misato Chōtei, and later became the second head of royal family Ōgimi Udun (Japanese: 大宜見御殿). Chōki's third son, Makabe Chōei (Japanese: 真壁 朝盈), was adopted by grandmother Makabe Aji-ganashi, and was the originator of royal family Makabe Udun (Japanese: 真壁御殿).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://manwe.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/d-archive/s/viewer?&cd=00030210 王代記写
  2. [Rizō Takeuchi|Rizō, Takeuchi]
  3. http://manwe.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/d-archive/s/viewer?&cd=00030240 中山王府相卿伝職年譜 向祐等著写本