Cheng Fu

  • Japanese/Chinese: (Tei Fuku / Chéng Fù)

Chéng Fù, or Tei Fuku, was a scholar-official of Chinese origin who served the Okinawan kingdom of Chûzan for a number of years in the early 15th century, during the reign of King Shô Hashi.

Holding the position of changshi of the Left, Chéng assisted the prime minister and changshi of the Right at that time, Wáng Mào, by taking on some of the responsibilities of the office of prime minister.

References

  • Gregory Smits, Maritime Ryukyu, University of Hawaii (2019), 112.