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Ikegusuku Anki

1829 – 1877

Sanshikan of Ryukyu

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About Ikegusuku Anki

Lived 1829 – 1877 (aged 47–48). Ikegusuku Anki was a politician and diplomat.

, also known by his Chinese style name , was a politician and bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom.

Anki was born to an aristocrat family called Mō-uji Ikegusuku Dunchi . He was the 15th head of Ikegusuku Dunchi, and his father Ikegusuku Anyū (, also known as Mō Zōkō ), was a Sanshikan from 1848 to 1862.

Anki was selected as a member of the Sanshikan in 1873. In 1876, Ryukyu had to break off diplomatic relations with Qing China under the pressure of Imperial Japan. Anki led a mission to Tokyo to complaint with it (Yonabaru Ryōketsu, Kōchi Chōjō, Kyan Chōfu, Uchima Chōchoku and Ishatō Seiei as assistant), but Japanese ignored.

In the year 1877, Anki became seriously ill. He sent Kōchi Chōjō back to Ryukyu, suggested that Ryukyu should seek for China's help. Not long after he died in Tokyo, his body was returned to Shuri.

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Important facts

Born
1829, Ryukyu Kingdom
Birth century
Nationality
Ryukyu Kingdom
Positions held
Sanshikan
Also known as
Mō Yūhi

Family & relationships

Child
Ikegusuku Ansei
Parent
Ikegusuku Anyū

People in Ikegusuku Anki's life

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Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ikegusuku Anki?

Sanshikan of Ryukyu

When was Ikegusuku Anki born?

Ikegusuku Anki was born in 1829 in Ryukyu Kingdom.

When did Ikegusuku Anki die?

Ikegusuku Anki died on 30 April 1877 in Tokyo.

What was Ikegusuku Anki's occupation?

Ikegusuku Anki was a politician and diplomat.

What nationality was Ikegusuku Anki?

Ikegusuku Anki's recorded nationality: Ryukyu Kingdom.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ikegusuku Anki

· Wikidata: Q15917890

· DBpedia: Ikegusuku Anki

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