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*''Born: [[1818]]/8/23''
*''Died: [[1896]]/1/4''
*''Titles'': 伊江王子 ''(Ie ouji / Prince Ie)''
*''Other Names'': [[尚]]健 ''(Shou Ken)''
*''Japanese'': 朝直 ''(Chouchoku)''
Prince Ie Chôchoku was the fifth son of King [[Sho Ko|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]].
Following the death of his father, King Shô Kô, the young Chôchoku (then age 16) was adopted into the house of the ''[[anji]]'' of Ie, and thus came to be known as Prince Ie.
After the [[Makishi-Onga Incident]] of [[1859]], in which a number of high-ranking officials were accused of conspiring with [[Satsuma han]] officials behind the back of the royal court, Prince Ie led the investigation, putting pressure on the pro-Satsuma faction at court.
He traveled to Tokyo in 1872 alongside [[Giwan Choho|Giwan Chôho]] and 35 others, meeting with the Meiji Emperor on 9/14, and being formally told that the kingdom was to be annexed by Japan as ''[[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]]'', and that King Shô Tai was to become "king" of that [[han|domain]]. Following his return to Ryûkyû, Ie was named ''[[sessei]]'' (prime minister, or regent).
Prince Ie was admitted to the ''[[kazoku]]'' (Meiji Japan's European-style nobility) in [[1890]] as a Baron (''danshaku''). He died six years later, at age 79.
==References==
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%BC%8A%E6%B1%9F%E6%9C%9D%E7%9B%B4-1052107 Ie Chôchoku]," ''Nihon jinmei daijiten'', Kodansha 2015.
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*''Died: [[1896]]/1/4''
*''Titles'': 伊江王子 ''(Ie ouji / Prince Ie)''
*''Other Names'': [[尚]]健 ''(Shou Ken)''
*''Japanese'': 朝直 ''(Chouchoku)''
Prince Ie Chôchoku was the fifth son of King [[Sho Ko|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]].
Following the death of his father, King Shô Kô, the young Chôchoku (then age 16) was adopted into the house of the ''[[anji]]'' of Ie, and thus came to be known as Prince Ie.
After the [[Makishi-Onga Incident]] of [[1859]], in which a number of high-ranking officials were accused of conspiring with [[Satsuma han]] officials behind the back of the royal court, Prince Ie led the investigation, putting pressure on the pro-Satsuma faction at court.
He traveled to Tokyo in 1872 alongside [[Giwan Choho|Giwan Chôho]] and 35 others, meeting with the Meiji Emperor on 9/14, and being formally told that the kingdom was to be annexed by Japan as ''[[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]]'', and that King Shô Tai was to become "king" of that [[han|domain]]. Following his return to Ryûkyû, Ie was named ''[[sessei]]'' (prime minister, or regent).
Prince Ie was admitted to the ''[[kazoku]]'' (Meiji Japan's European-style nobility) in [[1890]] as a Baron (''danshaku''). He died six years later, at age 79.
==References==
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%BC%8A%E6%B1%9F%E6%9C%9D%E7%9B%B4-1052107 Ie Chôchoku]," ''Nihon jinmei daijiten'', Kodansha 2015.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]