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*''Chinese/Japanese'': 全魁 ''(Quán Kuí / Zen Kai)''
*''Chinese/Japanese'': 全魁 ''(Quán Kuí / Zen Kai)''
Quan Kui was a Chinese bureaucrat and diplomat who led the [[1756]]-[[1757]] [[Chinese investiture mission]] to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], where he officially invested [[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]], on behalf of the Qing Imperial Court, with the title and powers of King of Ryûkyû.
Quan Kui was a Chinese bureaucrat and diplomat who led the [[1756]]-[[1757]] [[Chinese investiture mission]] to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], where he officially [[investiture|invested]] [[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]], on behalf of the Qing Imperial Court, with the title and powers of King of Ryûkyû.
A Manchu, he held the post of imperial tutor at the [[Hanlin Academy]]<ref name=wonder>"Zen kai sho." Okinawa Prefectural Government. ''Ô-chô jidai no bijutsu to sho'' (王朝時代の美術と書, "Writings and Art of the Dynastic Period"). [http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/013/J/art/dynasty/cal10.html Wonder-Okinawa.jp]. 2003. Accessed 14 October 2009.</ref>, having passed the [[Chinese Imperial examinations]] (''jinshi'') in [[1751]]<ref>Schottenhammer, Angela. "The East Asian maritime world, 1400-1800: Its fabrics of power and dynamics of exchanges - China and her neighbors." in Schottenhammer (ed.) ''The East Asian maritime world, 1400-1800: Its fabrics of power and dynamics of exchanges''. Harrassowitz Verlag, 2007. p45.</ref>.
A Manchu, he held the post of imperial tutor at the [[Hanlin Academy]]<ref name=wonder>"Zen kai sho." Okinawa Prefectural Government. ''Ô-chô jidai no bijutsu to sho'' (王朝時代の美術と書, "Writings and Art of the Dynastic Period"). [http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/013/J/art/dynasty/cal10.html Wonder-Okinawa.jp]. 2003. Accessed 14 October 2009.</ref>, having passed the [[Chinese Imperial examinations]] (''jinshi'') in [[1751]]<ref>Schottenhammer, Angela. "The East Asian maritime world, 1400-1800: Its fabrics of power and dynamics of exchanges - China and her neighbors." in Schottenhammer (ed.) ''The East Asian maritime world, 1400-1800: Its fabrics of power and dynamics of exchanges''. Harrassowitz Verlag, 2007. p45.</ref>.