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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''.  

His second daughter, Magami, died on [[1867]]/9/17. The following year, he worked for six months as ''sashihiki kakari'' of the four districts of Naha, overseeing the collection of metal objects to be given up to Satsuma. In [[1869]], he served as Naha ''kasô subete yokome'' for a time, and in [[1873]], he was named ''jitô'' of Fukuji village in Kyan ''magiri'', along with the title of Fukuji ''peechin''.

His second daughter, Magami, died on [[1867]]/9/17. The following year, he worked for six months as ''sashihiki kakari'' of the four districts of Naha, overseeing the collection of metal objects to be given up to Satsuma. In [[1869]], he served as Naha ''kasô subete yokome'' for a time, and in [[1873]], he was named ''jitô'' of Fukuji village in Kyan ''magiri'', along with the title of Fukuji ''peechin''. While the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] was [[Ryukyu shobun|dismantled]] over the course of the 1870s, much of the local administrative structures, aristocratic titles, and so forth were permitted to remain in place, under the policy of ''[[kyukan onzon|kyûkan onzon]]''; it is unclear how this might have affected, for example, the Bai family.

Bai Ien died in [[1881]], and was succeeded as head of the Bai family by his second son, Bai Izen.

Bai Ien died in [[1881]], and was succeeded as head of the Bai family by his second son, Bai Izen.