Yonabaru Ryōtō
Yonabaru Ryōtō | |
|---|---|
与那原 良頭 | |
| sanshikan of Ryukyu | |
| In office 1798–1803 | |
| Preceded by | Fukuyama Chōki |
| Succeeded by | Sadoyama Anshun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 4, 1737 |
| Died | November 20, 1803 (aged 66) |
| Chinese name | Ba Bunzui (馬 文瑞) |
| Rank | Ueekata |
Yonabaru Ueekata Ryōtō (与那原 親方 良頭, 4 April 1737 – 20 November 1803[1]) also known by Yasumura Ueekata Ryōtō (安村 親方 良頭) and his Chinese style name Ba Bunzui (馬 文瑞), was a bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom. He was born to an aristocrat family called Ba-uji Yonabaru Dunchi (馬氏与那原殿内).
King Shō On dispatched a gratitude envoy for his accession to Edo, Japan in 1796. Prince Ōgimi Chōki (大宜見 朝規, also known by Misatō Chōki 美里 朝規 and Shō Kaku 尚 恪) and he was appointed as Envoy (正使, seishi) and Deputy Envoy (副使, fukushi) respectively. They sailed back in the next year.[2]
He served as a member of Sanshikan from 1798 to 1803.[1]
References
- ^ a b 中山王府相卿伝職年譜 向祐等著写本
- ^ Chūzan Seifu, appendix vol.5