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*Japanese: 摂政 ''(sessei)''
*Japanese/Okinawan: 摂政 ''(sessei/shisshi)''
''Sessei'' was the highest government post of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] below the king; the ''sessei'' served the function of royal or national advisor. In the [[Ryukyuan language]] at the time, the pronunciation was closer to ''shisshii'', and has only changed relatively recently. Though the same [[kanji]] which compose the modern Okinawan word ''sessei'' (摂政) are read as ''[[Sessho|Sesshô]]'' in [[Japanese language|Japanese]], the position is not quite the same, and is not derived originally from the Japanese model or system.
''Sessei'', or ''Shisshi'' in [[Okinawan language|Okinawan]], was the highest government post of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] below the king; the ''sessei'' served the function of royal or national advisor. Though the same [[kanji]] which compose the Okinawan word ''sessei/shisshi'' (摂政) are read as ''[[Sessho|Sesshô]]'' in [[Japanese language|Japanese]], the position is not quite the same, and is not derived originally from the Japanese model or system.
The ''sessei'' worked alongside the king and the ''[[Sanshikan]]'' (Council of Three) to draft and enact laws, though the king gradually became more and more of a figurehead over the course of the period when Ryûkyû was a subsidiary of the Japanese ''[[han]]'' of [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] (1609-1870s). Like most Ryukyuan government officials at the time, most ''sessei'' were appointed from the elite class of ''[[yukatchu]]'', scholars of Chinese subjects from the town of [[Kumemura]].
The ''sessei'' worked alongside the king and the ''[[Sanshikan]]'' (Council of Three) to draft and enact laws, though the king gradually became more and more of a figurehead over the course of the period when Ryûkyû was a subsidiary of the Japanese ''[[han]]'' of [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] (1609-1870s). Like most Ryukyuan government officials at the time, most ''sessei'' were appointed from the elite class of ''[[yukatchu]]'', scholars of Chinese subjects from the town of [[Kumemura]].