Inoha Ueekata Seihei (伊野波 親方 盛平, 26 March 1648 – 13 December 1700), also known by his Chinese style name Mō Kokusei (毛 克盛), was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom.[1]

Inoha Seihei
伊野波 盛平
sanshikan of Ryukyu
In office
1694–1699
Preceded byYonabaru Ryōgi
Succeeded byKōchi Ryōshō
Personal details
Born(1648-03-26)26 March 1648
Died13 December 1700(1700-12-13) (aged 52)
ParentInoha Seiki (father)
Chinese nameMō Kokusei (毛 克盛)
RankUeekata

Inoha Seihei was the eldest son of Inoha Seiki. He was also the second head of an aristocrat family called Mō-uji Inoha Dunchi (毛氏伊野波殿内).[1] Inoha Seihei was a smart man and appeared in many Okinawan shibai (沖縄芝居, "Okinawan play") and folktales in which he was known by Seimō (盛毛), Mōi Ueekata (モーイ親方) or Mōwi Ueekata (モーヰ親方).[2][3]

Seihei served as a member of Sanshikan from 1694 to 1699.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Inoha Seihei." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
  2. ^ モーイ親方 (もーいうぇーかた)
  3. ^ モーイ親方物語(幽霊の恩返し)
  4. ^ Chūzan Seifu, vol.8
  5. ^ "中山王府相卿伝職年譜 向祐等著写本". Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
Inoha Seihei
Preceded by Head of Mō-uji Inoha Dunchi Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Sanshikan of Ryukyu
1694 - 1699
Succeeded by