Urasoe Choki
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Jump to navigationJump to searchUrasoe Chôki was a Ryukyuan aristocrat-bureaucrat, who served as sessei (royal advisor) from 1835 to 1852.
Chôki was a direct descendant of Shô Shôi, third son of King Shô Shin, making him a member of the highest rank of the aristocracy. He rose to the rank of ôji (prince)[1], and in 1842 served as the chief envoy (seishi) on a mission to Edo. While in Japan, Chôki studied waka under Kagawa Kageki, and is considered one of the Okinawa Sanjûrokkasen.
References
- "Urasoe Chôki." Digital-ban Nihon jinmei daijiten デジタル版 日本人名大辞典. Kodansha, 2009.
- ↑ The title of ôji in the system of Ryukyuan court ranks was not exclusive to direct biological sons of the royalty, but could also be earned by the highest-ranking aristocracy. This did not make him a "prince" in the sense of being considered "royalty" or entered into the line of succession, but gave him equivalent court ranking to the princes of the blood.
