Urasoe Chōō
Urasoe Chōō | |
|---|---|
浦添 朝央 | |
| sessei of Ryukyu | |
| In office 1794–1797 | |
| Preceded by | Yuntanza Chōken |
| Succeeded by | Yoshimura Chōgi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 20, 1762 |
| Died | November 9, 1797 (aged 34) |
| Parent(s) | Shō Boku (father) Shukutoku, Sashiki Ajiganashi (mother) |
| Chinese name | Shō To (尚 図) |
| Rank | Wōji |
Urasoe Wōji Chōō (浦添 王子 朝央, 20 December 1762 – 9 November 1797[1]) also known by his Chinese style name Shō To (尚 図), was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom.
Prince Urasoe was the second son of King Shō Boku. He was a full-brother of Crown Prince Shō Tetsu, and also a half-brother of Prince Yoshimura Chōgi and Prince Ginowan Chōshō.[1] He was given Urasoe magiri (浦添間切, modern Urasoe, Okinawa) as his hereditary fief, and established a new royal family: Urasoe Udun (浦添御殿).[2]
Prince Urasoe served as sessei from 1794 to 1797.[3] He was good at waka poetry.[4]
References
- ^ a b 琉球大学附属図書館. "王代記写| 琉球・沖縄関係貴重資料 デジタルアーカイブ". manwe.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp.
- ^ Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten (沖縄県姓氏家系大辞典). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten.
- ^ 中山王府相卿伝職年譜 向祐等著写本
- ^ "Urasoe Chōō." Okinawa dai hyakka jiten (沖縄大百科事典, "Encyclopedia of Okinawa").
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