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Wakugawa Chōkyō
also known by his Chinese style name , was a bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom. Wakugawa was born to an aristocrat family called ''Shō-uji Wakugawa Dunchi'' (); later, he became the eleventh head of this family, and was given Goeku ''magiri'' (, modern part of Okinawa, Okinawa) as a hereditary fief. He was also a descendant of King Shō Sen'i. Wakugawa was dispatched together with Prince Yuntanza Chōkō (also known by Yuntanza Chōken) in 1764 to celebrate Tokugawa Ieharu succeeded as ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate. They sailed back in the next year. He served as a member of ''sanshikan'' from 1765 to 1778. He put forward a proposal for the first statutory law in Ryukyuan history, together with his two colleagues, Miyahira Ryōtei and Yonabaru Ryōku, and the ''sessei'' Yuntanza Chōkō in 1775. This proposal was approved by King Shō Boku. The law was completed in 1786.''Chūzan Seifu'', vol.10 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chokyo, Wakugawa Ueekata Sanshikan 17 ... [...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] |
Shōgun
, officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakura period, shoguns were themselves figureheads, with real power in hands of the Shikken of the Hōjō clan. The office of shogun was in practice hereditary, though over the course of the history of Japan several different clans held the position. The title was originally held by military commanders during Heian period in the eighth and ninth centuries. When Minamoto no Yoritomo gained political ascendency over Japan in 1185, the title was revived to regularize his position, making him the first shogun in the usually understood sense. The shogun's officials were collectively referred to as the ; they were the ones who carried out the actual duties of administration, while the Imperial court retained only nominal authority.Beasley, William G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1712 Births
Year 171 ( CLXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Herennianus (or, less frequently, year 924 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 171 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Marcus Aurelius forms a new military command, the ''praetentura Italiae et Alpium''. Aquileia is relieved, and the Marcomanni are evicted from Roman territory. * Marcus Aurelius signs a peace treaty with the Quadi and the Sarmatian Iazyges. The Germanic tribes of the Hasdingi (Vandals) and the Lacringi become Roman allies. * Armenia and Mesopotamia become protectorates of the Roman Empire. * The Costoboci cross the Danube (Dacia) and ravage Thrace in the Balkan Peninsula. They reach Eleusis, near Athens, and destr ... [...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] |
Shō Boku
was a king of Ryukyu. His reign began in 1752. Although a period of relative stability, he had to contend with a tsunami in 1771 that devastated the Miyako Islands and Yaeyama Islands. His reign also saw the Chinese envoy Chou Huang who wrote a sixteen volume topography of the islands for the Qianlong Emperor The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 t .... References Kings of Ryūkyū Second Shō dynasty 1739 births 1794 deaths {{RyukyuKingdom-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sessei
was the highest government post of the Ryūkyū Kingdom below the king; the ''sessei'' served the function of royal or national advisor. In the Ryukyuan languages, Ryukyuan language at the time, the pronunciation was closer to ''shisshii'', and has only changed relatively recently. Though the same Chinese characters which compose the Okinawan language, modern Okinawan word ''sessei'' are read as ''sesshō'' in Japanese language, Japanese, the position is not quite the same, and the Ryukyuan post is not derived from the Japanese model or system. The ''sessei'' worked alongside the king and the ''Sanshikan'' (Council of Three) to draft and enact laws, though the king gradually became more and more of a figurehead over the course of the period when Ryūkyū was a subsidiary of the Japanese han (country subdivision), feudal domain of Satsuma Domain, Satsuma (1609–1870s). Like most Ryukyuan government officials at the time, most ''sessei'' were appointed from the elite class of ''yuka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonabaru Ryōku
, also known by his Chinese style name , was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom. He was the ninth head of an aristocrat family, '' Ba-uji Yonabaru Dunchi'' (). He was dispatched to China to pay tribute together with Ryō Kō () in 1762,''Chūzan Seifu'', vol.10 and was sent to Satsuma to report this in 1665. Yonabaru served as a member of the '' sanshikan'' from 1769 to 1796. He managed to run the country by Confucianism, and earned the nickname . He put forward a proposal to make the first statutory law in Ryukyuan history together with his two colleagues, Miyahira Ryōtei and Wakugawa Chōkyō, and the '' sessei'' Yuntanza Chōkō in 1775. This proposal was approved by King Shō Boku. The law was completed by Ie Chōkei and Kōchi Ryōtoku in 1786. It was called '' Ryūkyū Karitsu'' (), and was jointly signed by Yonabaru and his two colleagues, Fukuyama Chōki Fukuyama may refer to: People * Francis Fukuyama, Japanese-American philosopher and political economist * Fuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyahira Ryōtei
, also known by his Chinese style name , was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Ryōtei was born to an aristocrat family called '' Ba-uji Miyahira Dunchi'' (). He served as a member of '' sanshikan'' from 1755 to 1782. During his term, he put forward a proposals for make the first statutory law in Ryukyuan history together with his two colleges, Wakugawa Chōkyō and Yonabaru Ryōku, and the ''sessei'' Yuntanza Chōkō in 1775. This proposal was approved by King Shō Boku. The law was completed in 1786.'' Chūzan Seifu'', vol.10 Miyahira was also the of Crown Prince Shō Tetsu was a Crown Prince of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, the eldest son of King Shō Boku. He died in 1788 before being able to succeed to the throne of the kingdom, and was entombed in the royal mausoleum of Tamaudun. King Shō On and King Shō Kō both ar .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryotei, Miyahira Sanshikan 18th-century Ryukyuan people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chūzan Seifu
was an official history of the Ryūkyū Kingdom compiled between 1697 and 1701 by a group of scholar-officials led by Sai Taku. It was a Kanbun translated version of ''Chūzan Seikan''. Later, it was rewritten into Classical Chinese by Sai Taku's famous son Sai On in 1725, and expanded each year until 1876. See also *List of Cultural Properties of Japan - writings (Okinawa) *Chūzan Seikan *Kyūyō is an official history of the Ryūkyū Kingdom compiled between 1743 and 1745 by a group of scholar-officials led by . Written in kanbun, and numbering twenty-two scrolls, a supplementary volume in three scrolls documents relations with Satsuma, ... References Japanese chronicles Ryukyu Kingdom 1690s books 1700s books Edo-period history books {{japan-hist-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 978.Nussbaum"''Edo-jidai''"at p. 167. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars of the Sengoku period following the collapse of the Ashikaga shogunate. Ieyasu became the ''shōgun,'' and the Tokugawa clan governed Japan from Edo Castle in the eastern city of Edo (Tokyo) along with the ''daimyō'' lords of the ''samurai'' class.Nussbaum"Tokugawa"at p. 976. The Tokugawa shogunate organized Japanese society under the strict Tokugawa class system and banned most foreigners under the isolationist policies of ''Sakoku'' to promote political stability. The Tokugawa shoguns governed Japan in a feudal system, with each ''daimyō'' administering a ''han'' (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
