, also known by and his Chinese style name , was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom.Ginowan Chōshō
. ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). Prince Ginowan was the fourth son of King Shō Boku. He was also a half-brother 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 ...

and Prince

Urasoe Chōō also known by his Chinese style name , was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom. Prince Urasoe was the second son of King Shō Boku. He was a full-brother of Crown Prince Shō Tetsu, and also a half-brother of Prince Yoshimura Chōgi (prince), Yoshimura Ch ...

, and a full-brother of Prince Yoshimura Chōgi. Prince Ginowan was adopted by Gushichan Chōken (). Later, he became the tenth head of ''

Oroku Udun ''Uruku'' is a district on the southern edge of the city of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan. It was formerly a village independent from Naha, but it was incorporated into the city in 1954. The village hosted an airfield ...

'' (). Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). ''Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten'' (). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten. He was dispatched together with

Kōchi Ryōtoku also known by his Chinese style name , was a bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom. In 1775, Kōchi Ryōtoku and Ie Chōkei was ordered to make the first statutory law in Ryukyuan history by King Shō Boku. The law was completed in 1786. It was called ...

(, also known by Ba Kokugi ) in 1790 to celebrate Tokugawa Ienari accede as '' shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate. They sailed back in the next year. Prince Ginowan had no heir, and adopted Shō Kō, the fourth son of Crown Prince Shō Tetsu, as his adopted son. After King Shō Sei died young in 1803, he gave up his fatherhood. Shō Kō was still regarded as a son of Shō Tetsu and was able to ascend the throne. King Shō Kō had a good relationship with him, and gave presents to him at every new year and birthday. Prince Gonowan served as '' sessei'' from 1817 to 1820. He was designated as a member of the .

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