Tomigusuku Seiryō
Sanshikan of Ryukyu
About Tomigusuku Seiryō
Lived 1586 – 1642 (aged 56).
, also known by his Chinese style name , was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Tomigusuku Seiryō was the sixth head of an aristocrat family called Mō-uji Tomigusuku Dunchi . He was the eldest son of Tomigusuku Seizoku. King Shō Hō dispatched Prince Chatan Chōshū (, also known as Shō Kei ) and him in 1638 to celebrate Shimazu Mitsuhisa succeeded as daimyō of Satsuma. Prince Chatan returned to Ryukyu in the next year, but Tomigusuku remained in Satsuma to handle official business. He sailed back to Ryukyu in 1642 but his ship was shipwrecked near Tokunoshima. His body was not found so he had no grave.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Tomigusuku Seiryō?
Sanshikan of Ryukyu
When was Tomigusuku Seiryō born?
Tomigusuku Seiryō was born on 1 July 1586 in Ryukyu Kingdom.
When did Tomigusuku Seiryō die?
Tomigusuku Seiryō died on 26 September 1642 in Tokunoshima.
What nationality was Tomigusuku Seiryō?
Tomigusuku Seiryō's recorded nationality: Ryukyu Kingdom.
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· Wikipedia: Tomigusuku Seiryō
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