| Bai Iren (貝唯廉), the fourth head of the family, was appointed ''ôyako'' (head) of the ''[[shinoboseza]]'' in [[1770]], a position he shared with a [[Shuri]] aristocracy]. Bai Iki, the sixth head, was appointed ''ufunitii hissha'' (clerk/secretary in charge of ships) in [[1817]], and [[Sugar]] Guild Magistrate (''satôza bujô'') in [[1854]]. His successor, Bai Ien (貝唯延), was named ''gohyôgu atai hissha'' (secretary of equipping soldiers) in [[1856]] and ''satôza ôyako'' in [[1862]], while Bai Izen (貝唯善), who would later become the eighth head of the family, was appointed ''waka hissha'' (junior clerk/secretary) of the [[Oyamise]] in [[1855]]. | | Bai Iren (貝唯廉), the fourth head of the family, was appointed ''ôyako'' (head) of the ''[[shinoboseza]]'' in [[1770]], a position he shared with a [[Shuri]] aristocracy]. Bai Iki, the sixth head, was appointed ''ufunitii hissha'' (clerk/secretary in charge of ships) in [[1817]], and [[Sugar]] Guild Magistrate (''satôza bujô'') in [[1854]]. His successor, Bai Ien (貝唯延), was named ''gohyôgu atai hissha'' (secretary of equipping soldiers) in [[1856]] and ''satôza ôyako'' in [[1862]], while Bai Izen (貝唯善), who would later become the eighth head of the family, was appointed ''waka hissha'' (junior clerk/secretary) of the [[Oyamise]] in [[1855]]. |
| + | Following the October 10, 1944 air raid (known as the 10/10 air raid in Okinawa), the Fukuji family evacuated to [[Kumamoto prefecture]], and then relocated to [[Tokyo]], taking much of the family's treasures with them. This collection of documents and textiles evocative of the life and history of Naha elites was thus able to survive the war. In 2007, Fukuji Ijirô, a son of those who fled Okinawa during the war, donated much of these family treasures to the [[Naha City Museum of History]].<ref>"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-20731-storytopic-6.html 福地家資料那覇市に 貴重な染織品など97点]," Ryukyu Shimpo, 25 Jan 2007.</ref> |
| ==Genealogy of the Fukuji family<ref>Largely from ''Naha shizoku no isshô'', 4.</ref>== | | ==Genealogy of the Fukuji family<ref>Largely from ''Naha shizoku no isshô'', 4.</ref>== |