| Zakimi Seifu | |
| Native Name: | 座喜味 盛普 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Office: | sanshikan of Ryukyu |
| Term Start: | 1847 |
| Term End: | 1858 |
| Predecessor: | Oroku Ryōkyō |
| Successor: | Fukuyama Chōten |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1801 |
| Blank1: | Childhood name |
| Blank2: | Chinese name |
| Data2: | Mō Tatsutoku (毛 達徳), later Mō Kōtoku (毛 恒徳) |
| Blank3: | Rank |
| Data3: | Ueekata |
| Parents: | Zakimi Seichin (father) |
, was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom. His was, later changed to .
Zakimi Seifu was born to an aristocrat family called Mō-uji Zakimi Dunchi (Japanese: 毛氏座喜味殿内). He was the 11th head of this family, and his father Zakimi Seichin, was a Sanshikan during Shō Kō's reign.[1] [2]
King Shō Iku dispatched Prince Urasoe Chōki (Japanese: 浦添 朝憙, also known as Shō Genro Japanese: 尚 元魯) and him in 1839 to celebrate Tokugawa Ieyoshi succeeded as shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate. They sailed back in the next year.[3] [4]
Zakimi Seifu was selected as a member of Sanshikan in 1847.[2] In 1857, Makishi Chōchū, who was a member of, planned to act as an intermediary for buying warship from France at Shimazu Nariakira's behest. It was strongly apposed by Seifu. He came into conflict with pro-Japanese factions, including Makishi Chōchū, Onga Chōkō and Oroku Ryōchū. He was impeached by Onga and had to resign in 1858.[2] It was needed to elect a new member of Sanshikan to follow him, and the election was held in the next year. Oroku helped Makishi to offer a bribe to two Japanese samurai, Ichiki Shirō and, in order to let Makishi be elected. However, Seifu heard about this and accused him. Soon Makishi, Onga and Oroku were removed from their positions and arrested. This incident was known as .[5]