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*''Birth: [[1798]]''
*''Death: [[1859]]''
*''Japanese'': [[小禄]]良恭 ''(Oroku Ryoukyou)''
Oroku Ryôkyô was a Ryukyuan aristocrat-official, and member of the [[Sanshikan]] under King [[Sho Iku|Shô Iku]] (r. [[1835]]-[[1847]]). He was the 11th head of the Ba Family (Oroku House)<!--馬姓小禄家-->.
He served at Court from a young age, beginning as a dancer in [[1807]]. In [[1818]], he was appointed ''[[jito (Ryukyu)|jitô]]'' (steward) of Oroku ''[[magiri]]'', making him "Oroku ''[[anji]]''." Ryôkyô later served in a number of other positions over the course of his lengthy career, including [[Naha]] ''[[satunushi]]'', ''[[Osasu-no-soba]]''<!--御鎖之側--> (Minister of Foreign Affairs), and ''[[Mono bugyo|Mono bugyô]]'' (O: ''umun bujô'', Minister of Finance).
His son, [[Oroku Ryochu|Oroko Ryôchû]] (b. [[1819]]), was a prominent member of the [[1832]] [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]], and late became appointed to the Sanshikan as well.
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40835-storytopic-121.html Oroku Ryôkyô]." ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'' 沖縄コンパクト事典、Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Nobility]]
*''Death: [[1859]]''
*''Japanese'': [[小禄]]良恭 ''(Oroku Ryoukyou)''
Oroku Ryôkyô was a Ryukyuan aristocrat-official, and member of the [[Sanshikan]] under King [[Sho Iku|Shô Iku]] (r. [[1835]]-[[1847]]). He was the 11th head of the Ba Family (Oroku House)<!--馬姓小禄家-->.
He served at Court from a young age, beginning as a dancer in [[1807]]. In [[1818]], he was appointed ''[[jito (Ryukyu)|jitô]]'' (steward) of Oroku ''[[magiri]]'', making him "Oroku ''[[anji]]''." Ryôkyô later served in a number of other positions over the course of his lengthy career, including [[Naha]] ''[[satunushi]]'', ''[[Osasu-no-soba]]''<!--御鎖之側--> (Minister of Foreign Affairs), and ''[[Mono bugyo|Mono bugyô]]'' (O: ''umun bujô'', Minister of Finance).
His son, [[Oroku Ryochu|Oroko Ryôchû]] (b. [[1819]]), was a prominent member of the [[1832]] [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]], and late became appointed to the Sanshikan as well.
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40835-storytopic-121.html Oroku Ryôkyô]." ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'' 沖縄コンパクト事典、Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Nobility]]
