Ie Chōchoku Explained

Ie Chōchoku
Native Name:伊江 朝直
Native Name Lang:ja
Office:sessei of Ryukyu
Term Start:1872
Term End:1875
Predecessor:Yonagusuku Chōki
Successor:title abolished
Birth Date:23 September 1818
Birth Place:Shuri, Ryukyu Kingdom
Death Place:Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Blank1:Childhood name
Blank2:Chinese name
Data2:Shō Ken (尚 健)
Blank3:Rank
Data3:Wōji
Children:Ie Chōei (son)
Parents:Shō Kō (father)
Onaha Agunshitari (mother)
Ie Chōhei (adoptive father)

, also known by the Chinese-style name, was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom. Sometimes he was called Prince Ie (Japanese: 伊江王子) for short.

Prince Ie was the fifth son of King Shō Kō. He served as sessei from 1872 to 1875. After Ryukyu was annexed by Japan in 1879, Prince Ie was incorporated into the newly established kazoku peerage; and in 1890, he was granted the title of .