Tomigusuku Chōkyō

Tomigusuku Chōkyō
豊見城 朝匡
sessei of Ryukyu
In office
1712–1722
Preceded byOroku Chōki
Succeeded byChatan Chōki
Personal details
Born?
Died?
ParentTomigusuku Chōryō (father)
Chinese nameShō Yū (尚 祐)
RankAji, later Wōji

Tomigusuku Wōji Chōkyō (豊見城 王子 朝匡, ? – ?) also known by his Chinese style name Shō Yū (尚 祐), was a lord (Aji), later prince (Wōji) of Ryukyu Kingdom.

Prince Tomigusuku was the second head of a royal family called Tomigusuku Udun (豊見城御殿). His father was Tomigusuku Chōryō (豊見城 朝良, also known by Shō Kei 尚 経), the second son of King Shō Tei.[1]

King Shō Eki dispatched a gratitude envoy for his accession to Edo, Japan in 1710. Prince Tomigusuku and Yoza Ankō (与座 安好, also known by Mō Bunketsu 毛 文傑) was appointed as Envoy (正使, seishi) and Deputy Envoy (副使, fukushi) respectively. They sailed back in the next year.[2]

He served as sessei from 1712 to 1722.[3]

Chōkyō was also the Eboshioya (烏帽子親) of King Shō Kei.[4]

References

  1. ^ Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten (沖縄県姓氏家系大辞典). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten.
  2. ^ Chūzan Seifu, appendix vol.3
  3. ^ 中山王府相卿伝職年譜　向祐等著写本
  4. ^ 琉球大学附属図書館. "王代記写| 琉球・沖縄関係貴重資料 デジタルアーカイブ". manwe.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp.
Tomigusuku Chōkyō
Preceded by
Tomigusuku Chōryō
 Head of Tomigusuku Udun Succeeded by
Tomigusuku Chōchō
Political offices
Preceded by Sessei of Ryukyu
1712 - 1722 		Succeeded by