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). | 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). |