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His first two daughters, Umitû and Magami, were born on [[1847]]/7/1 and [[1848]]/9/25. Beginning in [[1849]], Bai Ien served as secretary (''hissha'') at the [[Shinoboseza]] for 12 months, and then as Naha ''yori hissha'' for 23 months. On [[1851]]/6/1, when Bai Ien was 39 years old, his third son, Bai Iga, was born. A month later, on 7/3, his eldest son, Ikyô, died. Now age 40, Bai Ien served a term of 15 months, beginning in [[1852]], as ''bettô'' to Satsuma official [[Kawakami Shikibu]]<!--川上式部-->, followed by a term of 33 months as ''bettô'' to ''zaiban bugyô'' [[Tanigawa Jirobee|Tanigawa Jirôbee]]<!--谷川次郎兵衛-->.

His first two daughters, Umitû and Magami, were born on [[1847]]/7/1 and [[1848]]/9/25. Beginning in [[1849]], Bai Ien served as secretary (''hissha'') at the [[Shinoboseza]] for 12 months, and then as Naha ''yori hissha'' for 23 months. On [[1851]]/6/1, when Bai Ien was 39 years old, his third son, Bai Iga, was born. A month later, on 7/3, his eldest son, Ikyô, died. Now age 40, Bai Ien served a term of 15 months, beginning in [[1852]], as ''bettô'' to Satsuma official [[Kawakami Shikibu]]<!--川上式部-->, followed by a term of 33 months as ''bettô'' to ''zaiban bugyô'' [[Tanigawa Jirobee|Tanigawa Jirôbee]]<!--谷川次郎兵衛-->.

In [[1856]], he was named secretary (''hissha'') to the [[Sugar]] Guild (''satôza''), a position he held for 13 months. Upon being named ''[[oyamise|ôyamise]] ôyako'' in [[1857]], a position he held for six years, he was granted the title Takazato ''chikudun peechin'', and was elevated to such a rank that he could now for the first time wear a yellow ''[[hachimaki]]'' court cap. That same year, he served for four months as ''zakensha''.

In [[1856]], he was named secretary (''hissha'') to the [[Sugar]] Guild (''satôza''), a position he held for 13 months. Upon being named ''[[oyamise]] ôyako'' in [[1857]], a position he held for six years, he was granted the title Takazato ''chikudun peechin'', and was elevated to such a rank that he could now for the first time wear a yellow ''[[hachimaki]]'' court cap. That same year, he served for four months as ''zakensha''.

The following year, his father died on [[1858]]/5/12, and Ien inherited his positions as head of the Bai family, and ''[[jito (Ryukyu)|jitô]]'' of [[Henoko]] in Kushi ''[[magiri]]'', along with the title of Takasato ''peechin''. Ien was later named ''jitô'' of Fukuji in Kyan ''magiri'', with the title of Fukuji ''peechin''. That year, he began a 22-month term as ''ukaiya mui'' under [[Shimazu Tatewaki]],<ref>Unclear who this was, as "Shimazu Tatewaki" was not a specific name, but an honorific title given to accomplished samurai. Steven Carter, ''The Columbia Anthology of Japanese Essays: Zuihitsu from the Tenth to the Twenty-First Century'' (Columbia University Press, 2014), 160n2.</ref> and was elevated to the rank of ''setô zashiki'' (Junior Sixth Rank). He continued to serve as ''ukaiya mui'' after that, for a term of 33 months under ''zaiban bugyô'' [[Ichiki Jijuro|Ichiki Jijûrô]]<!--市来次十郎-->, beginning in [[1859]], and then in [[1862]] was named ''satôza ôyako'' (deputy head of the Sugar Guild), a position he would hold for 13 months. In [[1863]], at the age of 51, he was elevated to full ''zashiki'' (Junior Fourth) rank, and served as Naha ''yokome'' for six months. The following year, he began a three-year position as Yamato ''yokome'', while simultaneously serving a 21-month term as ''fuda aratame Naha-chô nushitori''.  

The following year, his father died on [[1858]]/5/12, and Ien inherited his positions as head of the Bai family, and ''[[jito (Ryukyu)|jitô]]'' of [[Henoko]] in Kushi ''[[magiri]]'', along with the title of Takasato ''peechin''. Ien was later named ''jitô'' of Fukuji in Kyan ''magiri'', with the title of Fukuji ''peechin''. That year, he began a 22-month term as ''ukaiya mui'' under [[Shimazu Tatewaki]],<ref>Unclear who this was, as "Shimazu Tatewaki" was not a specific name, but an honorific title given to accomplished samurai. Steven Carter, ''The Columbia Anthology of Japanese Essays: Zuihitsu from the Tenth to the Twenty-First Century'' (Columbia University Press, 2014), 160n2.</ref> and was elevated to the rank of ''setô zashiki'' (Junior Sixth Rank). He continued to serve as ''ukaiya mui'' after that, for a term of 33 months under ''zaiban bugyô'' [[Ichiki Jijuro|Ichiki Jijûrô]]<!--市来次十郎-->, beginning in [[1859]], and then in [[1862]] was named ''satôza ôyako'' (deputy head of the Sugar Guild), a position he would hold for 13 months. In [[1863]], at the age of 51, he was elevated to full ''zashiki'' (Junior Fourth) rank, and served as Naha ''yokome'' for six months. The following year, he began a three-year position as Yamato ''yokome'', while simultaneously serving a 21-month term as ''fuda aratame Naha-chô nushitori''.