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 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]
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Political offices
Preceded by
Sanshikan of Ryukyu 1752 - 1765
Succeeded by
Chūkaban (丑日番)Shikaban (巳日番)Yūkaban (酉日番)Others