Urasoe Chōri
Urasoe Chōri | |
|---|---|
浦添 朝利 | |
| sanshikan of Ryukyu | |
| In office 1636–1638 | |
| Preceded by | Kunigami Chōchi |
| Succeeded by | Ginowan Seisei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ? Ryukyu Kingdom |
| Died | c.1638 East China Sea or Philippine Sea? |
| Parent | Urasoe Chōshi (father) |
| Chinese name | Shō Kakusen (向 鶴躚) |
| Rank | Ueekata |
Urasoe Ueekata Chōri (浦添 親方 朝利, ? – 1638), also known by Urasoe Jūri (浦添 重利) and his Chinese style name Shō Kakusen (向 鶴躚), was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Biography
Urasoe Chōri was a son of Urasoe Chōshi, and was also an younger brother of Kunigami Chōchi. He was elected as a member of Sanshikan in 1636.[1][2]
Disappearance
A Spanish ship docked at Ishigaki Island in 1624. Juan de los Angeles Rueda, who was a missionary of O.P., preached to local people. Though Christianity was banned by Japan at that time, Rueda was sheltered by a local officer Ishigaki Eishō (石垣 永将). It was exposed in 1634, both Ishigaki and Rueda were exiled and later executed. This incident was known by Yaeyama Kirishitan Incident (八重山キリシタン事件).[3] After this incident, Ryukyu started to investigate religious beliefs of its people, and forced Christians to convert (Shūmon-aratame 宗門改). Urasoe Chōri went to Satsuma to report the result of Shūmon-aratame, but on the way home, his ship was caught in a storm and disappeared in the sea.[4] His position was vacant until 1641.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Chūzan Seifu, vol.8
- ^ a b 中山王府相卿伝職年譜 向祐等著写本
- ^ "Yaeyama Kirishitan jiken." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
- ^ Chūzan Seifu, appendix vol.1