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*''Japanese'': 朝直 ''(Chouchoku)''

*''Japanese'': 朝直 ''(Chouchoku)''

Prince Ie Chôchoku was the fifth son of King [[Sho Ko (尚灝)|Shô Kô]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. He played a prominent role in internal court politics of the kingdom in the 1860s, and led a mission to [[Tokyo]] in [[1872]] to formally pay respects to the [[Meiji Emperor]] on behalf of his nephew, King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]].

Prince Ie Chôchoku was the fifth son of King [[Sho Ko (尚灝)|Shô Kô]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]].<ref>Among his siblings, most were half-siblings, born to different mothers. [[Sho Jun (尚惇)|Prince Ôzato Chôkyô (Shô Jun)]] (third son of Shô Kô) was his full brother, by the same mother. [[Yamazato Eikichi]], ''Kochû tenchi'' 壺中天地, Kakubunsha (1963, repr. 2017), 220.</ref> He played a prominent role in internal court politics of the kingdom in the 1860s, and led a mission to [[Tokyo]] in [[1872]] to formally pay respects to the [[Meiji Emperor]] on behalf of his nephew, King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]].

As a child, he was regarded as mere nobility, and not royalty. However, following the death of his father, King Shô Kô, in [[1834]], the young Chôchoku (then age 16) was adopted into the house of the ''[[anji]]'' of Ie, and was raised to the rank of "prince" (O: ''wuuji''). The following year, he was appointed ''[[Jito (Ryukyu)|sô-jitô]]'' over [[Iejima]], and took on the title of "Prince Ie."

As a child, he was regarded as mere nobility, and not royalty. However, following the death of his father, King Shô Kô, in [[1834]], the young Chôchoku (then age 16) was adopted into the house of the ''[[anji]]'' of Ie, and was raised to the rank of "prince" (O: ''wuuji''). The following year, he was appointed ''[[Jito (Ryukyu)|sô-jitô]]'' over [[Iejima]], and took on the title of "Prince Ie."