, also known by and his Chinese style name , was a bureaucrat of the
Ryukyu Kingdom.
Biography
Urasoe Chōri was a son of
Urasoe Chōshi
was a politician and bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom. He was also known by his Chinese style name or .
Urasoe Chōshi was the sixth son of Prince Urasoe Chōkyō (). He was also an uncle of King Shō Nei. After Shō Nei ascended to the throne ...
, and was also an younger brother of
Kunigami Chōchi. He was elected as a member of ''
Sanshikan'' in 1636.
Disappearance
A Spanish ship docked at
Ishigaki Island in 1624.
Juan de los Angeles Rueda, who was a missionary of the
Dominican Order, preached to local people. Though
Christianity was banned by
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
at that time, Rueda was sheltered by a local officer
Ishigaki Eishō (). He was uncovered in 1634, resulting with both Ishigaki and Rueda sent into exile and later executed. This incident was known by
Yaeyama Kirishitan Incident Yaeyama may refer to:
* Yaeyama Islands, an archipelago in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
* Yaeyama District, Okinawa, an administrative division covering most of the Yaeyama Islands
* Yaeyama language, a language spoken in the Yaeyama Islands
* Jap ...
(). After this incident, Ryukyu started to investigate religious beliefs of its people, and forced Christians to convert (''
Shūmon-aratame'' ). Urasoe Chōri went to
Satsuma to report the result of ''
Shūmon-aratame'', but on the way home, his ship was caught in a storm and disappeared in the sea.
['' Chūzan Seifu'', appendix vol.1] His position was vacant until 1641.
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See also
* List of people who disappeared mysteriously at sea
References
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1630s missing person cases
1638 deaths
17th-century Ryukyuan people
Deaths due to shipwreck at sea
Missing person cases in Asia
People lost at sea
Sanshikan
Ueekata