Urasoe Chōki

Urasoe Wōji Chōki (浦添 王子 朝憙, 4 July 1805 – 1854), also known by his Chinese style name Shō Genro (尚 元魯), was a prince of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

In this Okinawan name, the surname is Urasoe.
Urasoe Chōki
浦添 朝憙
sessei of Ryukyu
In office
1835–1852
Preceded byTomigusuku Chōshun
Succeeded byŌzato Chōkyō
Personal details
BornJuly 4, 1805
Died1854
ParentUrasoe Chōei (father)
Chinese nameShō Genro (尚 元魯)
RankWōji

Chōki was born to the royal family Urasoe Udun (浦添御殿). His father was Urasoe Chōei (浦添 朝英). Later, Chōki became the third head of Urasoe Udun.[1]

Chōki served as sessei from 1835 to 1852.[2] He was dispatched together with Zakimi Seifu in 1839 to celebrate Tokugawa Ieyoshi when he succeeded as shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate. Chōki learned waka poetry from Kagawa Kageki (香川 景樹) during his journey.[3] They sailed back the next year.[4]

Chōki was good at waka and Classical Chinese poetry, and was designated a member of the Okinawan Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry (沖縄三十六歌仙, Okinawa Sanjūrokkasen).[3] Chōki had no heir, and adopted his nephew Urasoe Chōchū (浦添 朝忠) as his son.[1]

References
  1. Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten (沖縄県姓氏家系大辞典). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten.
  2. 中山王府相卿伝職年譜　向祐等著写本
  3. 浦添朝熹 うらそえ ちょうき
  4. Chūzan Seifu, appendix vol.6
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