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*''Other Names'': [[尚]]元魯 ''(Shou Genro)''
*''Japanese'': 浦添朝熹 ''(Urasoe Chouki)''
Urasoe Chôki was a [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] aristocrat-bureaucrat, who served as ''[[sessei]]'' (royal advisor) from [[1835]] to [[1852]].
Chôki was a direct descendant of [[Sho Shoi|Shô Shôi]], third son of King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]], making him a member of the highest rank of the aristocracy. He rose to the rank of ''ôji'' (prince)<ref>The title of ''ôji'' in the system of [[Ryukyuan court ranks]] was not exclusive to direct biological sons of the royalty, but could also be earned by the highest-ranking aristocracy. This did not make him a "prince" in the sense of being considered "royalty" or entered into the line of succession, but gave him equivalent court ranking to the princes of the blood.</ref>, and in [[1842]] served as the chief envoy (''seishi'') on a [[Ryukyuan embassy|mission]] to [[Edo]]. While in Japan, Chôki studied ''[[waka]]'' under [[Kagawa Kageki]], and is considered one of the [[Okinawa sanjurokkasen|Okinawa ''Sanjûrokkasen'']].
==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%B5%A6%E6%B7%BB%E6%9C%9D%E7%86%B9 Urasoe Chôki]." ''Digital-ban Nihon jinmei daijiten'' デジタル版 日本人名大辞典. Kodansha, 2009.
[[Category:Nobility]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
*''Japanese'': 浦添朝熹 ''(Urasoe Chouki)''
Urasoe Chôki was a [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] aristocrat-bureaucrat, who served as ''[[sessei]]'' (royal advisor) from [[1835]] to [[1852]].
Chôki was a direct descendant of [[Sho Shoi|Shô Shôi]], third son of King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]], making him a member of the highest rank of the aristocracy. He rose to the rank of ''ôji'' (prince)<ref>The title of ''ôji'' in the system of [[Ryukyuan court ranks]] was not exclusive to direct biological sons of the royalty, but could also be earned by the highest-ranking aristocracy. This did not make him a "prince" in the sense of being considered "royalty" or entered into the line of succession, but gave him equivalent court ranking to the princes of the blood.</ref>, and in [[1842]] served as the chief envoy (''seishi'') on a [[Ryukyuan embassy|mission]] to [[Edo]]. While in Japan, Chôki studied ''[[waka]]'' under [[Kagawa Kageki]], and is considered one of the [[Okinawa sanjurokkasen|Okinawa ''Sanjûrokkasen'']].
==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%B5%A6%E6%B7%BB%E6%9C%9D%E7%86%B9 Urasoe Chôki]." ''Digital-ban Nihon jinmei daijiten'' デジタル版 日本人名大辞典. Kodansha, 2009.
[[Category:Nobility]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]