, also known by his Chinese style name or , was a prince of

Ryukyu Kingdom The Ryukyu Kingdom, Middle Chinese: , , Classical Chinese: (), Historical English names: ''Lew Chew'', ''Lewchew'', ''Luchu'', and ''Loochoo'', Historical French name: ''Liou-tchou'', Historical Dutch name: ''Lioe-kioe'' was a kingdom in the ...

. Chōki was the third son of King

Shō Tei was the 11th King of the Second Shō Dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom, who held the throne from 1669 until his death in 1709."Shō Tei." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia")Ryukyu Shimpo(琉球新� ...

. His mother was Makabe Aji-ganashi (), the successor consort of King Shō Tei, so he was also a full-brother of Prince

Misato Chōtei , also known by his Chinese style name , was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom. Prince Misato was the fourth son of King Shō Tei. His mother was Makabe Aji-ganashi (), the successor consort of King Shō Tei, so he was also a full-brother of Prince Oro ...

(). Chōki was the originator of royal family '' Gushichan Udun'' (). Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). ''Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten'' (). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten. He served as ''

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 ha ...

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/ref> Chōki's second son, Misato Chōkō (), was adopted by Misato Chōtei, and later became the second head of royal family '' Ōgimi Udun'' (). Chōki's third son, Makabe Chōei (), was adopted by grandmother Makabe Aji-ganashi, and was the originator of royal family '' Makabe Udun'' ().

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