Yonagusuku Chōki Explained

Yonagusuku Chōki
Native Name:与那城 朝紀
Native Name Lang:ja
Office:sessei of Ryukyu
Term Start:1861
Term End:1872
Predecessor:Ōzato Chōkyō
Successor:Ie Chōchoku
Birth Date:?
Death Date:?
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Data2:Shō Injō (尚 允譲)
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Data3:Wōji

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

He was born to a royal family called Yonagusuku Udun (Japanese: 与那城御殿). He was an adopted son of Namihira Chōbu (Japanese: 波平 朝武). Later, Chōki became the seventh head of Yonagusuku Udun.[1]

Makishi Chōchū, Onga Chōkō, Oroku Ryōchū and Prince Tamagawa Chōtatsu were involved in illegal matter in 1859, Chōki was appointed as judge together with Prince Ie Chōchoku, Mabuni Kenyu (Japanese: 摩文仁 賢由), Uza Chōshin (Japanese: 宇座 朝真) to interrogate them. This incident was known as Makishi Onga Incident (Japanese: 牧志恩河事件).[2]

Chōki served as sessei from 1861 to 1872.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. [Rizō Takeuchi|Rizō, Takeuchi]
  2. Kyūyō, appendix vol.4
  3. Chūzan Seifu, vol.13
  4. http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1020228 Shō Tai Kō jitsuroku (尚泰侯実録)