Nakijin Chōgi, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Nakijin Chōgi

sessei of Ryukyu

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1702

Date of Death: 07-Oct-1787

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Nakijin Chōgi

  • Nakijin Woji Chogi (??? ?? ??, 20 December 1702 – 7 October 1787), also known by Nakijin Woji Chochu (??? ?? ??) and his Chinese style name Sho Seibo (? ??), was a royal of Ryukyu Kingdom. Prince Nakijin was the tenth head of the royal family Gushichan Udun (?????).
  • His ancestors had been offered hereditary office "Warden of Hokuzan" (????, Hokuzan Kanshu) for a long time.
  • He was the eldest son of Nakijin Choki (??? ??); his mother was a mukei (??, "commoner") called Manabetaru (???).
  • His rank was Aji (lord) at first.
  • In 1747, he was elevated to the rank Woji (prince), which was the highest rank among royals.He was granted Nakijin magiri (?????, modern Nakijin, Okinawa) as his hereditary fief in 1724.
  • He was also granted Nakijin Castle in 1742, and built a memorial stele, Sanhoku Nakijin-jo kanshu rairekihi (???????????), in the castle to commemorate it.
  • Now the stele it still standing in the castle and is recognized Tangible Cultural Property of Okinawa Prefecture in 2002. King Sho Boku dispatched a gratitude envoy for his accession to Edo, Japan in 1752.
  • Prince Nakijin and Kohatsu Anzo was appointed as Envoy (??, seishi) and Deputy Envoy (??, fukushi) respectively.
  • They sailed back in the next year.Prince Nakijin served as sessei from 1755 to 1770.

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