Urasoe Chōō

Urasoe Chōō
Urasoe Chōō
浦添朝央
sessei of Ryukyu
	In office; 1794–1797
Preceded by	Yuntanza Chōken
Succeeded by	Yoshimura Chōgi
Personal details
Born	December 20, 1762
Died	November 9, 1797 (aged 34)
Parent(s)	Shō Boku (father); Shukutoku, Sashiki Ajiganashi (mother)
Chinese name	Shō To (尚図)
Rank	Wōji

Urasoe Wōji Chōō (浦添王子朝央, 20 December 1762 – 9 November 1797^[1]) also known by his Chinese style name Shō To (尚図), was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom.

Prince Urasoe was the second son of King Shō Boku. He was a full-brother of Crown Prince Shō Tetsu, and also a half-brother of Prince Yoshimura Chōgi and Prince Ginowan Chōshō.^[1] He was given Urasoe magiri (浦添間切, modern Urasoe, Okinawa) as his hereditary fief, and established a new royal family: Urasoe Udun (浦添御殿).^[2]

Prince Urasoe served as sessei from 1794 to 1797.^[3] He was good at waka poetry.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b 琉球大学附属図書館. "王代記写| 琉球・沖縄関係貴重資料デジタルアーカイブ". manwe.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp.
^ Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten (沖縄県姓氏家系大辞典). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten.
^ 中山王府相卿伝職年譜　向祐等著写本
^ "Urasoe Chōō." Okinawa dai hyakka jiten (沖縄大百科事典, "Encyclopedia of Okinawa").

Political offices
Urasoe Chōō
title created	Head of Urasoe Udun	Succeeded by Urasoe Chōei
Preceded by Yuntanza Chōken	Sessei of Ryukyu 1794 - 1797	Succeeded by Yoshimura Chōgi

[王代記-1] 琉球大学附属図書館. "王代記写| 琉球・沖縄関係貴重資料デジタルアーカイブ". manwe.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp.

[seishi-2] Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten (沖縄県姓氏家系大辞典). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten.

[3] 中山王府相卿伝職年譜　向祐等著写本

[jiten-4] "Urasoe Chōō." Okinawa dai hyakka jiten (沖縄大百科事典, "Encyclopedia of Okinawa").

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References

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