Ōzato Chōkyō

Ōzato Chōkyō
大里 朝教
sessei of Ryukyu
In office
1852–1861
Preceded byUrasoe Chōki
Succeeded byYonagusuku Chōki
Personal details
BornJanuary 21, 1816
Died?
ParentShō Kō (father)
Chinese nameShō Ton (尚 惇)
RankWōji

Ōzato Wōji Chōkyō (大里 王子 朝教, 21 January 1816 – ?) also known by his Chinese style name Shō Ton (尚 惇), was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom.[1]

Prince Ōzato was the third son of King Shō Kō, and was a half-brother of King Shō Iku. He was given Ōzato magiri (mordern part of Nanjō), and established a new royal family: Ōzato Udun (大里御殿).[2]

He served as sessei from 1852 to 1861. In 1859, Makishi Chōchū, Onga Chōkō, Oroku Ryōchū and Prince Tamagawa Chōtatsu were involved in illegal matter (Makishi Onga Incident), and Prince Ie Chōchoku was appointed as judge to interrogate them. Prince Ōzato supported Prince Ie to convict them.[1]

After this incident, Prince Ōzato retired in 1861. His position turned to Yonagusuku Chōki.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ōzato Chōkyō." 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, vol.13
  4. ^ Shō Tai Kō jitsuroku (尚泰侯実録)
Ōzato Chōkyō
title created Head of Ōzato Udun Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Sessei of Ryukyu
1852 - 1861 		Succeeded by