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Misato Chōtei
, also known by his Chinese style name , was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom. Prince Misato was the fourth son of King Shō Tei. His mother was Makabe Aji-ganashi (), the successor consort of King Shō Tei, so he was also a full-brother of Prince Oroku Chōki. He was the originator of royal family '' Ōgimi Udun'' (). Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). ''Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten'' (). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten. Prince Misato was dispatched together with Tomimori Seifu (, also known by Ishadō Seifu) in 1710 to celebrate Tokugawa Ienobu succeeded as ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate. They sailed back in the next year.''Chūzan Seifu'', appendix vol.3 Prince Misato was dispatched to celebrate Shimazu Yoshitaka () was promoted to in 1711, but his ship was shipwrecked off the coast of Yuntanza ''magiri'' (, modern Yomitan). He buried in Makabi grave (). Prince Yonagusuku Chōchoku (, also known by Shō Kan ) was dispatched to Kagoshima , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryukyu Kingdom
The Ryukyu Kingdom, Middle Chinese: , , Classical Chinese: (), Historical English names: ''Lew Chew'', ''Lewchew'', ''Luchu'', and ''Loochoo'', Historical French name: ''Liou-tchou'', Historical Dutch name: ''Lioe-kioe'' was a kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands from 1429 to 1879. It was ruled as a tributary state of imperial Ming China by the Ryukyuan monarchy, who unified Okinawa Island to end the Sanzan period, and extended the kingdom to the Amami Islands and Sakishima Islands. The Ryukyu Kingdom played a central role in the maritime trade networks of medieval East Asia and Southeast Asia despite its small size. The Ryukyu Kingdom became a vassal state of the Satsuma Domain of Japan after the invasion of Ryukyu in 1609 but retained ''de jure'' independence until it was transformed into the Ryukyu Domain by the Empire of Japan in 1872. The Ryukyu Kingdom was formally annexed and dissolved by Japan in 1879 to form Okinawa Prefecture, and the Ryukyuan monarchy was integrated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
