Urasoe Chōri | |
Native Name: | 浦添 朝利 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Office: | sanshikan of Ryukyu |
Term Start: | 1636 |
Term End: | 1638 |
Predecessor: | Kunigami Chōchi |
Successor: | Ginowan Seisei |
Birth Date: | 1??? |
Birth Place: | Ryukyu Kingdom |
Death Date: | 1638 |
Death Place: | East China Sea or Philippine Sea? |
Blank1: | Childhood name |
Blank2: | Chinese name |
Data2: | Shō Kakusen (向 鶴躚) |
Blank3: | Rank |
Data3: | Ueekata |
Parents: | Urasoe Chōshi (father) |
, also known by and his Chinese style name, was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Urasoe Chōri was a son of Urasoe Chōshi, and was also an younger brother of Kunigami Chōchi. He was elected as a member of Sanshikan in 1636.[1] [2]
A Spanish ship docked at Ishigaki Island in 1624. Juan de los Angeles Rueda, who was a missionary of the Dominican Order, preached to local people. Though Christianity was banned by Japan at that time, Rueda was sheltered by a local officer Ishigaki Eishō (Japanese: 石垣 永将). He was uncovered in 1634, resulting with both Ishigaki and Rueda sent into exile and later executed. This incident was known by Yaeyama Kirishitan Incident (Japanese: 八重山キリシタン事件).[3] After this incident, Ryukyu started to investigate religious beliefs of its people, and forced Christians to convert (Shūmon-aratame Japanese: [[:ja:宗門改|宗門改]]). Urasoe Chōri went to Satsuma to report the result of Shūmon-aratame, but on the way home, his ship was caught in a storm and disappeared in the sea.[4] His position was vacant until 1641.[2]