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*''Born: [[1840]]''
*''Japanese'': [[喜舎場]] 朝賢 ''(Kishaba Chouken)''

Kishaba Chôken was a prominent [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|scholar-official]] and royal advisor in the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] during the last years of the kingdom (1860s-70s).

Chôken became a close advisor to King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] in [[1868]], at the recommendations of Tsuhako ''ueekata'' and Tomizato ''ueekata''. In addition to other duties and activities, Chôken took on oversight of the archiving and preservation of historical documents. This included hand-copying a number of precious texts.

Chôken's notable writings include the ''Tôtei zuihitsu'' (東汀随筆), a collection of records pertaining to the royal court.

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==References==
*Liao Zhenpei 廖真珮, "Ryûkyû kyûtei ni okeru Chûgoku kei ongaku no ensô to denshô" 琉球宮廷における中国系音楽の演奏と伝承, in ''Uzagaku no fukugen ni mukete'' 御座楽の復元に向けて, Naha, Okinawa: Uzagaku fukugen ensô kenkyûkai 御座楽復元演奏研究会 (2007), 120.

==External Links==
*[http://manwe.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/d-archive/s/viewer?&cd=00030110 The Tôtei zuihitsu], available at the University of Ryukyus Digital Archive.

[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]