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*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 幸地親方朝常 ''(Kouchi ueekata Choujou)''

*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 幸地親方朝常 ''(Kouchi ueekata Choujou)''

Kôchi ''ueekata'' Chôjô was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] aristocrat known for leading a movement to petition the government of [[Qing Dynasty]] China to rescue the Kingdom of Ryûkyû from annexation by [[Meiji Japan]], following the 1879 announcement by the [[government of Meiji Japan]] to do so.

Kôchi ''ueekata'' Chôjô was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] aristocrat known for leading a movement to petition the government of [[Qing Dynasty]] China to rescue the Kingdom of Ryûkyû from annexation by [[Meiji Japan]], following the 1872 announcement by the [[government of Meiji Japan]] to do so.

It was typical at this time for Ryukyuan aristocrats to have [[Okinawan name|multiple names]]. Chôjô held the title of ''[[ueekata]]'' of the domain of Kôchi, and was thus known as "Kôchi ueekata". He was also known as Shô Tokukô, or Xiang Dehong in the Chinese pronunciation, a name he would have used in China and in Chinese documents and communications<ref>"''Kōchi Chōjō to ha''" (幸地朝常とは, "Kōchi Chōjō is..."). [http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B9%B8%E5%9C%B0%E6%9C%9D%E5%B8%B8 Kotobank.jp]. Accessed 17 September 2009.</ref>.

It was typical at this time for Ryukyuan aristocrats to have [[Okinawan name|multiple names]]. Chôjô held the title of ''[[ueekata]]'' of the domain of Kôchi, and was thus known as "Kôchi ueekata". He was also known as Shô Tokukô, or Xiang Dehong in the Chinese pronunciation, a name he would have used in China and in Chinese documents and communications<ref>"''Kōchi Chōjō to ha''" (幸地朝常とは, "Kōchi Chōjō is..."). [http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B9%B8%E5%9C%B0%E6%9C%9D%E5%B8%B8 Kotobank.jp]. Accessed 17 September 2009.</ref>.