Goeku Ueekata Chōsei (越来 親方 朝誠, 23 December 1621–1 May 1695) also known by his Chinese style name Shō Mizai (向 美材), was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom.[1]

Goeku Chōsei
越来 朝誠
sanshikan of Ryukyu
In office
1675–1683
Preceded byGushichan Antō
Succeeded byInamine Seihō
Personal details
Born(1621-12-23)December 23, 1621
DiedMay 1, 1695(1695-05-01) (aged 73)
Chinese nameShō Mizai (向 美材)
RankUeekata

Goeku was born to an aristocrat family called Shō-uji Wakugawa Dunchi (向氏湧川殿内), later became the eighth head of this family.[1] He was also a descendant of King Shō Sen'i.[2]

King Shō Tei dispatched a gratitude envoy for his accession to Edo, Japan in 1671. Prince Kin Chōkō (金武 朝興, also known by Shō Ki 尚 熙) and he was appointed as Envoy (正使, seishi) and Deputy Envoy (副使, fukushi) respectively. They sailed back in the next year.[3]

He served as a member of Sanshikan from 1675 to 1683.[1][4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Goeku Chōsei." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
  2. ^ Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten (沖縄県姓氏家系大辞典). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten.
  3. ^ Chūzan Seifu, appendix vol.2
  4. ^ "中山王府相卿伝職年譜 向祐等著写本". Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
Goeku Chōsei
Preceded by Head of Shō-uji Wakugawa Dunchi Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Sanshikan of Ryukyu
1675–1683
Succeeded by