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*''Birth: [[1585]]/1/2''
*''Death: [[1647]]/6/28''
*''Titles'': 喜友名親方 ''(Kiyuna ueekata)''
*''Japanese'': [[蔡]]堅 ''(Sai Ken)''
Sai Ken was a [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] scholar-official known for his participation in numerous [[tribute]] missions to Beijing.
The next year after the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] by forces from [[Satsuma han]], Sai Ken traveled to Beijing, continuing the pattern of tributary missions. During that journey, he visited [[Qufu]], the birthplace of [[Confucius]], and brought back to Ryûkyû sacred images of Confucius and the Four Correlates ([[Mencius]], [[Yanzi]], [[Zengzi]], and [[Zisi]]); these were then used by the [[Kumemura]] community in annual Confucian ceremonies.
In [[1612]], the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming Court]] restricted Ryûkyû to engaging in official trade (i.e. coming to give tribute) only once every ten years. Sai Ken played a role in convincing the Ming to restore this to once in five years in [[1622]], and then to the traditional once every two years, in [[1633]].
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==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41448-storytopic-121.html Sai Ken]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]
*''Death: [[1647]]/6/28''
*''Titles'': 喜友名親方 ''(Kiyuna ueekata)''
*''Japanese'': [[蔡]]堅 ''(Sai Ken)''
Sai Ken was a [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] scholar-official known for his participation in numerous [[tribute]] missions to Beijing.
The next year after the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] by forces from [[Satsuma han]], Sai Ken traveled to Beijing, continuing the pattern of tributary missions. During that journey, he visited [[Qufu]], the birthplace of [[Confucius]], and brought back to Ryûkyû sacred images of Confucius and the Four Correlates ([[Mencius]], [[Yanzi]], [[Zengzi]], and [[Zisi]]); these were then used by the [[Kumemura]] community in annual Confucian ceremonies.
In [[1612]], the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming Court]] restricted Ryûkyû to engaging in official trade (i.e. coming to give tribute) only once every ten years. Sai Ken played a role in convincing the Ming to restore this to once in five years in [[1622]], and then to the traditional once every two years, in [[1633]].
{{stub}}
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41448-storytopic-121.html Sai Ken]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]
