Seii

• Born: c. 1326
• Died: c. 1354
• Titles: King of Chûzan (c. 1336-1354)
• Japanese/Okinawan: 西威 (Seii)

Seii was the second king of the Okinawan kingdom of Chûzan. He succeeded his father, Tamagusuku, in 1336, at the age of ten. His reign is characterized by the meddling of his mother in government affairs, and her corruption. The king's mother took advantage of her privileges and position, and severely damaged popular support for her son.

In the wake of Seii's death in or around 1354, the Governor of Urasoe, Satto, seized power for himself.

Preceded by: Tamagusuku

Reign as King of Chûzan c. 1336-1354

Succeeded by: Satto

References

This article was written by User:LordAmeth and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.

• Kerr, George H. (2000). Okinawa: the History of an Island People. (revised ed.) Boston: Tuttle Publishing. p62.