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*''Born: ??''

*''Born: ??''

*''Died: ??, Fukien Province, China''

*''Died: [[1891]], Fukien Province, China''

*''Other Names:'' [[向]]徳宏 ''(J: Shô Tokukô; C: Xiang Dehong)''

*''Other Names:'' [[向]]徳宏 ''(J: Shô Tokukô; C: Xiàng Déhóng)''

*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 幸地親方朝常 ''(Kouchi ueekata Choujou)''

*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 幸地親方朝常 ''(Kouchi ueekata Choujou)''

Chôjô gathered other Ryukyuans who, like himself, had fled for China, including [[Rin Seiko|Rin Seikô]]<!--林世功--> and [[Sai Taitei]]<!--蔡大鼎--><ref>"Kōchi Chōjō." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41324-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo]. 1 March 2003. Accessed 17 September 2009.</ref>. Together, they submitted numerous petitions to the Qing officials asking for help on behalf of the kingdom. Though there was little, if any, positive response, for a long time, Chôjô and others refused to give up<ref name=jinmei/>.

Chôjô gathered other Ryukyuans who, like himself, had fled for China, including [[Rin Seiko|Rin Seikô]]<!--林世功--> and [[Sai Taitei]]<!--蔡大鼎--><ref>"Kōchi Chōjō." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41324-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo]. 1 March 2003. Accessed 17 September 2009.</ref>. Together, they submitted numerous petitions to the Qing officials asking for help on behalf of the kingdom. Though there was little, if any, positive response, for a long time, Chôjô and others refused to give up<ref name=jinmei/>.

Following Tokyo's unilateral abolition of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû and establishment of [[Okinawa prefecture]] in 1879, Chinese officials considered somehow restoring the kingdom with Kôchi Chôjô as the new monarch; [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]], now in Tokyo, was inaccessible for this purpose. Recognizing Chôjô's influence and/or status, if not the possibility of this particular plan, Japanese officials in Tianjin demanded that Chôjô and his associates be turned over to them. Viceroy [[Li Honzhang]], the chief Chinese official handling the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871|Ryukyu dispute]], refused, and in fact ordered additional protection and financial assistance be given to Chôjô and his associates<ref>Kerr, George. Okinawa: The History of an Island People. Revised Edition. Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. p387.</ref>.

Following Tokyo's unilateral abolition of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû and establishment of [[Okinawa prefecture]] in 1879, Chinese officials considered somehow restoring the kingdom with Kôchi Chôjô as the new monarch; [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]], now in Tokyo, was inaccessible for this purpose. Recognizing Chôjô's influence and/or status, if not the possibility of this particular plan, Japanese officials in Tianjin demanded that Chôjô and his associates be turned over to them. Viceroy [[Li Hongzhang]], the chief Chinese official handling the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871|Ryukyu dispute]], refused, and in fact ordered additional protection and financial assistance be given to Chôjô and his associates<ref>Kerr, George. Okinawa: The History of an Island People. Revised Edition. Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. p387.</ref>.

The idea of installing Kôchi Chôjô as king of Ryûkyû was formally suggested by the Chinese representatives in the official Sino-Japanese negotiations on the matter on 1880/8/15, but was ultimately rejected<ref>Kerr. p390.</ref>.

The idea of installing Kôchi Chôjô as king of Ryûkyû was formally suggested by the Chinese representatives in the official Sino-Japanese negotiations on the matter on 1880/8/15, but was ultimately rejected<ref>Kerr. p390.</ref>.

Kôchi Chôjô died in Fukien Province<ref name=jinmei/>.

Kôchi Chôjô died in Fukien Province<ref name=jinmei/>. His son brought his Buddhist memorial votive tablet　(''[[tootoomee]]''<!--トートーメー-->) with him when he emigrated to Hawaii. This tablet was later discovered by Roy Yonahara on the island of Maui, who donated it to the Maui Okinawa Center, which put it on display for a time before giving it to the Paia [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] temple; the tablet, one of the only known extant records of the date of his death, was returned to Okinawa in June 2013 to be placed at Kôchi ''ueekata's'' grave.<ref>''Ukwanshin News'', Ukwanshin Kabudan, May/June 2013.</ref>

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