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*''Japanese/Chinese'': [[金]]應元 ''(Kin Ougen / Jīn Yīngyuán)''

Kin Ôgen was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] scholar-bureaucrat, known for his mission to China in [[1644]] to announce the death of King [[Sho Ho|Shô Hô]], and to request [[Chinese investiture envoys|investiture]] for Shô Hô's successor, King [[Sho Ken|Shô Ken]].

Kin arrived in China just as the [[Ming Dynasty]] was falling. The [[Prince of Fu]] had set himself up in [[Nanjing]] as the Hongguang Emperor, and received Kin. Informed of Huanggong's recent accession to the throne, Ryûkyû then sent another envoy, [[Mo Daiyo|Mô Daiyô]]<!--毛大用-->, as leader of a congratulatory (''qinghe'') mission. Kin remained in China until [[1646]], when he returned home to Ryûkyû.

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==References==
*Schottenhammer, Angela. “Empire and Periphery? The Qing Empire’s Relations with Japan and the Ryūkyūs (1644–c. 1800), a Comparison.” ''The Medieval History Journal'' 16, no. 1 (April 1, 2013): 176-177.

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