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*''Japanese/Chinese'': [[毛]]泰久 ''(Mou Taikyuu / Máo Tàijiǔ)''
Mô Taikyû was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] scholar-official who served as envoy to China in [[1646]] to express formal congratulations (''qinghe'') to the [[Prince of Tang|Longwu Emperor]] of the [[Ming loyalists|Southern Ming]].
As the envoys were leaving [[Fuzhou]], however, after having met with the Longwu Emperor, the city was attacked and fell to [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] forces, led by the [[Manchu]] [[Prince Bolo]]. Mô Taikyû, along with ''[[changshi]]'' [[Kin Seishun]], Interpreter (''totsûji'') [[Tei Shizen]], and Military Squad Leader<!--火長--> [[Chin Shogen]], turned around, changed their clothes, shaved their heads, and submitted to Prince Bolo.
They were then taken to [[Beijing]] to offer their submission to the [[Shunzhi Emperor]] himself. The Emperor did not immediately accept their submission, however.
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==References==
*Schottenhammer, Angela. “Empire and Periphery? The Qing Empire’s Relations with Japan and the Ryūkyūs (1644–c. 1800), a Comparison.” ''The Medieval History Journal'' 16, no. 1 (April 1, 2013): 177.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
Mô Taikyû was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] scholar-official who served as envoy to China in [[1646]] to express formal congratulations (''qinghe'') to the [[Prince of Tang|Longwu Emperor]] of the [[Ming loyalists|Southern Ming]].
As the envoys were leaving [[Fuzhou]], however, after having met with the Longwu Emperor, the city was attacked and fell to [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] forces, led by the [[Manchu]] [[Prince Bolo]]. Mô Taikyû, along with ''[[changshi]]'' [[Kin Seishun]], Interpreter (''totsûji'') [[Tei Shizen]], and Military Squad Leader<!--火長--> [[Chin Shogen]], turned around, changed their clothes, shaved their heads, and submitted to Prince Bolo.
They were then taken to [[Beijing]] to offer their submission to the [[Shunzhi Emperor]] himself. The Emperor did not immediately accept their submission, however.
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==References==
*Schottenhammer, Angela. “Empire and Periphery? The Qing Empire’s Relations with Japan and the Ryūkyūs (1644–c. 1800), a Comparison.” ''The Medieval History Journal'' 16, no. 1 (April 1, 2013): 177.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]