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Yonagusuku Chōki
also known by and his Chinese style name and , was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom. He was born to a royal family called '' Yonagusuku Udun'' (). He was an adopted son of Namihira Chōbu (). Later, Chōki became the seventh head of ''Yonagusuku Udun''. Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). ''Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten'' (). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten. Matthew C. Perry's fleet came to Ryukyu in 1854, and demanded an audience with King Shō Tai at Shuri Castle. Chōki was sent to meet him, and signed '' Ryukyu–US Treaty of Amity'' () with him. Makishi Chōchū, Onga Chōkō, Oroku Ryōchū and Prince Tamagawa Chōtatsu were involved in illegal matter in 1859, Chōki was appointed as judge together with Prince Ie Chōchoku, Mabuni Kenyu (), Uza Chōshin () to interrogate them. This incident was known as Makishi Onga Incident (). Chōki served as ''sessei was the highest government post of the Ryūkyū Kingdom below the king; the ''sessei'' served the function of royal or national ... [...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] |
Onga Chōkō
Onga may refer to: *Onga District, Fukuoka, a district of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan **Onga, Fukuoka is a town located in Onga District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 18,762 and a density of 850 persons per km2. The total area is 22.15 km2. The Onga river A river is a natural flo ..., a town in that district * Onga, Hungary, a town * Onga, Gabon, in the department of Djoue See also * * Oonga (other) * Ounga (other) * Ongaonga (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Of The Ryukyu Kingdom
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princes Of Ryūkyū
A prince is a Monarch, male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary title, hereditary, in some European State (polity), states. The female equivalent is a princess. The English language, English word derives, via the French language, French word ''prince'', from the Latin noun , from (first) and (head), meaning "the first, foremost, the chief, most distinguished, noble monarch, ruler, prince". Historical background The Latin word (older Latin *prīsmo-kaps, literally "the one who takes the first [place/position]"), became the usual title of the informal leader of the Roman senate some centuries before the transition to Roman Empire, empire, the ''princeps senatus''. Emperor Augustus established the formal position of monarch on the basis of principate, not Dominate, dominion. He also tasked his grandsons as summer rulers o ... [...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] |
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] |
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, while a separate volume known as is a compendium of one hundred and forty-two legends and folktales formerly transmitted orally. Later records continued to be added to the chronicle until 1876. The name, like for Nagasaki and for Satsuma, is likely a poetic invocation of "Ryūkyū". See also * List of Cultural Properties of Japan - writings (Okinawa) This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the categories of and for the Prefecture of Okinawa. National Cultural Properties Classical texts As of 1 August 2020, two Important Cultural Properties have been designated, be ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kyuyo Japanese chronicles Ryukyu Kingdom Edo-period history books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uza Chōshin
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Tamagawa Chōtatsu
, also known by his Chinese style name , was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom.Tamagawa Chōtatsu " ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). Prince Tamagawa was the seventh son of King . He was also a half-brother of King , Prince Ōzato Chōkyō and Prince . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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