Takehara An'i Explained

Takehara An'i
Native Name:嵩原 安依
Native Name Lang:ja
Office:sanshikan of Ryukyu
Term Start:1690
Term End:1697
Predecessor:Ikegusuku Anken
Successor:Ikegusuku An'i
Birth Date:27 February 1651
Blank1:Childhood name
Blank2:Chinese name
Data2:Mō Kenryū (毛 見龍)
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Data3:Ueekata
Parents:Aragusuku Anjū (father)

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

Takehara was a descendant of Aragusuku Anki. He was the third son of Aragusuku Anjū (Japanese: 新城 安充), and was the originator of an aristocrat family, Mō-uji Misato Dunchi (Japanese: 毛氏美里殿内).[1]

Takehara served as a member of sanshikan from 1690 to 1697.[2] He was appointed and sent to Kume Island in 1690, there he promulgated the memorandum, . He was granted Misato magiri (Japanese: 美里間切, modern part of Okinawa, Okinawa) as his hereditary fief in 1697.[1]

Takehara was a son-in-law of King Shō Shitsu. He had two famous sons: the eldest son Misato Anman and the third son Tomoyose Anjō (Japanese: 友寄 安乗). One later became a member of sanshikan; the other plotted to overthrow Sai On together with Heshikiya Chōbin, and was executed by crucifixion.

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Notes and References

  1. "Takehara An'i." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
  2. 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