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''Jireisho'' were official documents issued by the royal court of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] appointing individuals to government posts. ''Jireisho'' were used both to appoint administrative officials, and religious officials including ''[[noro]]'' and other priestesses.

''Jireisho'' were official documents issued by the royal court of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] appointing individuals to government posts. ''Jireisho'' were used both to appoint administrative officials, and religious officials including ''[[noro]]'' and other priestesses.

They first began to be issued sometime in the 16th century.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii (2019), 5-6.</ref>

They first began to be issued sometime in the 16th century.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii (2019), 5-6.</ref> The oldest known example of a ''jireisho'' document surviving today dates to [[1523]].<ref>Smits, ''Early Ryukyuan History: A New Model'', Univ. of Hawaii Press (2024), 22.</ref>

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