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*''Born: [[1787]]''
*''Died: [[1829]]/2/3''
*''Japanese'': [[真栄平]] 房昭 ''(Maehira Bôshô)''<ref>Not to be confused with [[Maehira Fusaaki]], contemporary historian of Ryûkyû, whose name is written with the same [[kanji]].</ref>
Maehira Bôshô was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-official]] known in particular as an English-language interpreter.
Originally from Kinjô Village in [[Shuri]], Maehira studied at the [[National Academy (Ryukyu)|Ryukyuan National Academy]]. When the [[HMS Alceste and Lyra|HMS ''Lyra'']] arrived in Ryûkyû in [[1816]], captained by [[Basil Hall]], Maehira, alongside [[Anniya Seiho]]<!--安仁屋政輔-->, helped to receive Hall and his men. Maehira had studied English for a brief period, and played a role in receiving British ships in the 18th century as well.
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==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/okinawa-dic/prentry-42973.html Maehira Bôshô]," ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'', Ryukyu Shimpo, 2003.
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*''Died: [[1829]]/2/3''
*''Japanese'': [[真栄平]] 房昭 ''(Maehira Bôshô)''<ref>Not to be confused with [[Maehira Fusaaki]], contemporary historian of Ryûkyû, whose name is written with the same [[kanji]].</ref>
Maehira Bôshô was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-official]] known in particular as an English-language interpreter.
Originally from Kinjô Village in [[Shuri]], Maehira studied at the [[National Academy (Ryukyu)|Ryukyuan National Academy]]. When the [[HMS Alceste and Lyra|HMS ''Lyra'']] arrived in Ryûkyû in [[1816]], captained by [[Basil Hall]], Maehira, alongside [[Anniya Seiho]]<!--安仁屋政輔-->, helped to receive Hall and his men. Maehira had studied English for a brief period, and played a role in receiving British ships in the 18th century as well.
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==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/okinawa-dic/prentry-42973.html Maehira Bôshô]," ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'', Ryukyu Shimpo, 2003.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Nobility]]