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Tei Fuku was a scholar-official of Chinese origin who served in the [[government of the Ryukyu Kingdom]] towards the end of the 14th century.

As of [[1392]], Tei was serving as the ''[[anji]]'' (lord) of a ''[[gusuku]]'' (castle) and its associated territory, and concurrently as an interpreter in the service of the Ryukyuan royal court. In that year, the court successfully petitioned [[Nanjing]] for Tei, along with Ye Xiyin<!--葉希尹-->, another Chinese official serving in similar capacities within Ryukyu, to be recognized for their long years of service with official Ming court costume representative of position within the ranks of Ming scholar-officials.

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==References==
*Tomiyama Kazuyuki, ''Ryûkyû ôkoku no gaikô to ôken'', Yoshikawa kôbunkan (2004), 41-42.

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