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, also known by his Chinese style name , was a prince of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Chōki was born to the royal family ''
Urasoe Udun is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The neighboring municipalities are Naha to the south, Ginowan to the north, and Nishihara to the east. As of November 2012, the city has an estimated population of 113,718 and a population densi ...
'' (). His father was
Urasoe Chōei is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The neighboring municipalities are Naha to the south, Ginowan to the north, and Nishihara to the east. As of November 2012, the city has an estimated population of 113,718 and a population densi ...
(). Later, Chōki became the third head of ''Urasoe Udun''. Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). ''Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten'' (). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten. Chōki served as '' sessei'' from 1835 to 1852.中山王府相卿伝職年譜 向祐等著写本
/ref> He was dispatched together with Zakimi Seifu in 1839 to celebrate Tokugawa Ieyoshi when he succeeded as '' shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate. Chōki learned waka poetry from
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() during his journey. They sailed back the next year.'' Chūzan Seifu'', appendix vol.6 Chōki was good at waka and Classical Chinese poetry, and was designated a member of the .浦添朝熹 うらそえ ちょうき
/ref> Chōki had no heir, and adopted his nephew
Urasoe Chōchū is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The neighboring municipalities are Naha to the south, Ginowan to the north, and Nishihara to the east. As of November 2012, the city has an estimated population of 113,718 and a population densit ...
() as his son.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Choki, Urasoe 1805 births 1854 deaths Princes of Ryūkyū Sessei People of the Ryukyu Kingdom Ryukyuan people 19th-century Ryukyuan people