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Zakimi Seifu
, was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom. His was , later changed to . Zakimi Seifu was born to an aristocrat family called ''Mō-uji Zakimi Dunchi'' (). He was the 11th head of this family, and his father Zakimi Seichin, was a ''Sanshikan'' during Shō Kō's reign. King Shō Iku dispatched Prince Urasoe Chōki (, also known as Shō Genro ) and him in 1839 to celebrate Tokugawa Ieyoshi succeeded as ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate. They sailed back in the next year.''Chūzan Seifu'', appendix vol.6 Zakimi Seifu was selected as a member of ''Sanshikan'' in 1847. In 1857, Makishi Chōchū, who was a member of , planned to act as an intermediary for buying warship from France at Shimazu Nariakira's behest. It was strongly apposed by Seifu. He came into conflict with pro-Japanese factions, including Makishi Chōchū, Onga Chōkō and Oroku Ryōchū. He was impeached by Onga and had to resign in 1858. It was needed to elect a new member of ''Sanshikan'' to follow him, and the e ... [...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] |