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

Ryukyu Kingdom The Ryukyu Kingdom was a kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands from 1429 to 1879. It was ruled as a Tributary system of China, tributary state of Ming dynasty, imperial Ming China by the King of Ryukyu, Ryukyuan monarchy, who unified Okinawa Island t ...

. Prince Urasoe was the second son of King

Shō Boku was a king of Ryukyu. His reign began in 1752. Life Although a period of relative stability, he had to contend with a tsunami in 1771 that devastated the Miyako Islands and Yaeyama Islands. His reign also saw the Chinese envoy Chou Huang w ...

. He was a full-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 ( ...

, and also a half-brother of Prince Yoshimura Chōgi and Prince

Ginowan Chōshō , also known by and his Chinese style name , was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom.Ginowan Chōshō
. ...

. He was given Urasoe ''

magiri The administrative divisions of the Ryukyu Kingdom were a hierarchy composed of districts, ''magiri'', or cities, villages, and islands established by the Ryukyu Kingdom throughout the Ryukyu Islands. Divisions There were three or ''hō'': , , ...

'' (, modern

Urasoe, Okinawa 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 February 2024, the city has an estimated population of 115,518 and a population den ...

) as his hereditary fief, and established a new 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 February 2024, the city has an estimated population of 115,518 and a population dens ...

'' (). Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). ''Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten'' (). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten. Prince Urasoe 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 h ...

'' from 1794 to 1797.中山王府相卿伝職年譜　向祐等著写本
/ref> He was good at ''waka'' poetry.Urasoe Chōō
" ''Okinawa dai hyakka jiten'' (沖縄大百科事典, "Encyclopedia of Okinawa").

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Choo, Urasoe 1762 births 1797 deaths Princes of Ryūkyū Sessei 18th-century Ryukyuan people