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Tomigusuku Seizoku
, also known by his Chinese style name , was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Tomigusuku Seizoku was born to the aristocratic ''Mō-uji Tomigusuku Dunchi'' () family. He was the eldest son of Tomigusuku Seishō (, also known as Mō Ryūbun ), whom served as a member of the ''Sanshikan'' during Shō Ei and Shō Nei's reign. Seizoku put down the rebellion of the Jana family () together with two generals, Ikegusuku Anrai and Mabuni Ankō (, also known as Kin Ōku ). All of them received ''ueekata'', the highest rank in the yukatchu aristocracy of Ryukyu.Tomigusuku Seizoku " ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). Ming China Imperial Chinese missions to the Ryukyu Kingdom, sent a mission for the investiture of King Shō Nei in 1606. Concerned about the rampant wokou, ''wakō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanshikan
The ''Sanshikan'' (), or Council of Three, was a government body of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, which originally developed out of a council of regents. It emerged in 1556, when the young Shō Gen, who was speech disorder, mute, ascended to the throne of Ryūkyū. The council of regents that formed in order to handle this challenge and manage the country on the king's behalf soon grew into an established and powerful government organ. Shō Gen died in 1571, but the Council remained, acting alongside the successive kings in managing the affairs of government. In fact, the ''Articles Subscribed to by the King's Councillors'', which bound the royal government in loyalty and servitude to the Japanese ''daimyō'' of Satsuma Domain, Satsuma, explicitly prohibit the king from "entrust[ing] the conduct of public affairs in the islands to any persons other than San-shi-kuan".Kerr p163. Over time, the Sanshikan eclipsed the power and prestige of the ''sessei'', a post which is often translated as " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |