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Wakugawa Chōkyō

1712 – 1785

Sanshikan of Ryukyu

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About Wakugawa Chōkyō

Lived 1712 – 1785 (aged 73).

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

Wakugawa was born to an aristocrat family called Shō-uji Wakugawa Dunchi ; later, he became the eleventh head of this family, and was given Goeku magiri (, modern part of Okinawa, Okinawa) as a hereditary fief. He was also a descendant of King Shō Sen'i.

Wakugawa was dispatched together with Prince Yuntanza Chōkō (also known by Yuntanza Chōken) in 1764 to celebrate Tokugawa Ieharu succeeded as shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate. They sailed back in the next year.

He served as a member of sanshikan from 1765 to 1778. He put forward a proposal for the first statutory law in Ryukyuan history, together with his two colleagues, Miyahira Ryōtei and Yonabaru Ryōku, and the sessei Yuntanza Chōkō in 1775. This proposal was approved by King Shō Boku. The law was completed in 1786.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Ryukyu Kingdom
Positions held
Sanshikan
Also known as
Shō Hōten

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Wakugawa Chōkyō?

sanshikan of Ryukyu

When was Wakugawa Chōkyō born?

Wakugawa Chōkyō was born on 24 March 1712.

When did Wakugawa Chōkyō die?

Wakugawa Chōkyō died on 16 April 1785.

What nationality was Wakugawa Chōkyō?

Wakugawa Chōkyō's recorded nationality: Ryukyu Kingdom.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Wakugawa Chōkyō

· Wikidata: Q32083208

· DBpedia: Wakugawa Chōkyō

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