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Mô Kokutei, or Máo Guódǐng, was the founder of the Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat Mô family of Kumemura.
Originally from Zhangzhou in Fujian province, in 1600 Mao aided a Ryukyuan mission which had been driven off-course, sailing them home to Ryûkyû. As a result of this connection, during the 1606 Ryukyuan tribute mission to China, Mao served as interpreter. He was later appointed seigi dayû (the highest court rank a person of Kumemura could achieve).
References
- "Mô Kokutei," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.