, 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
was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1835 to 1847. He was the eldest son of Shō Kō. According to ''Chūzan Seifu'', he was appointed regent in 1828, in place of his ailing father who was supposedly afflicted by a mental illness. Shō Kō died ...
dispatched Prince
Urasoe Chōki
, also known by his Chinese style name , was a prince of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Chōki was born to the royal family ''Urasoe Udun'' (). His father was Urasoe Chōei (). Later, Chōki became the third head of ''Urasoe Udun''. Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). ...
(, 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
Onga may refer to:
*Onga District, Fukuoka, a district of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
**Onga, Fukuoka
is a town located in Onga District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 18,762 and a density of 850 ...
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 election was held in the next year. Oroku helped Makishi to offer a bribe to two Japanese ''samurai'',
Ichiki Shirō and , in order to let Makishi be elected. However, Seifu heard about this and accused him. Soon Makishi, Onga and Oroku were removed from their positions and arrested. This incident was known as .
[Makishi-Onga jiken]
". ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
References
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1801 births
1859 deaths
Ueekata
Sanshikan
People from the Ryukyu Kingdom