Kochinda Ueekata Chōei (東風平 親方 朝衛, 1701 – 20 February 1765[1]), also known by his Chinese style name Shō Ketsu (向 傑), was a bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom.[2]

Kochinda Chōei
東風平 朝衛
sanshikan of Ryukyu
In office
1752–1765
Preceded bySai On
Succeeded byWakugawa Chōkyō
Personal details
Born1701
Died20 February 1765
ParentKushi Chōu (father)
Chinese nameShō Ketsu (向 傑)
RankUeekata

Kochinda was the eldest son of Kushi Chōu (久志 朝右), and he was also the second head of an aristocrat family, Shō-uji Tōme Dunchi (向氏当銘殿内). His younger brother Tasato Chōchoku, was a famous kumi odori playwright.

Kochinda served as a member of sanshikan from 1752 to 1765.[1] He was good at ryūka and waka poetry, and was designated as a member of the Okinawan Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry (沖縄三十六歌仙, Okinawa Sanjūrokkasen).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 中山王府相卿伝職年譜 向祐等著写本
  2. ^ a b "Kochinda Chōei." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
Political offices
Preceded by
Sai On
(Gushichan Bunjaku)
Sanshikan of Ryukyu
1752 - 1765
Succeeded by