Jireisho

A 1735 jireisho naming Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat Shô Yûshi to the position of Mekaru ôyako of Iheya Island

Japanese: 辞令書 (jireisho)

Jireisho were official documents issued by the royal court of the Ryûkyû Kingdom appointing individuals to government posts. Jireisho were used both to appoint administrative officials, and religious officials including noro and other priestesses.

They first began to be issued sometime in the 16th century.^[1]

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References

"Island Governance and Jireisho," gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[1]

↑ Gregory Smits, Maritime Ryukyu, University of Hawaii (2019), 5-6.

[1] Gregory Smits, Maritime Ryukyu, University of Hawaii (2019), 5-6.

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