Yoshimura Chōmei
Aristocrat Yoshimura Aji Chomei
About Yoshimura Chōmei
Lived 1830 – 1898 (aged 67).
, also known by the Chinese-style name , was a Ryukyuan aristocrat. He was the third leader of Yoshimura Udun . His stepfather was Prince Yoshimura Chōshō , the sixth son of King Shō Kō.
After Kamegawa Seibu died in 1880, Yoshimura became the chief leader of anti-Japanese factions. He was a Japanophobe and refused to let his daughter study in the Japanese school. During the First Sino-Japanese War, he led many Ryukyuan aristocrats into temples to pray for the victory of the Chinese. After the Chinese lost the war, he fled to Fuzhou, where he would die.
His second son Yoshimura Chōgi became a famous karate master.
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Who was Yoshimura Chōmei?
aristocrat Yoshimura Aji Chomei
When was Yoshimura Chōmei born?
Yoshimura Chōmei was born on 27 October 1830 in Shuri.
When did Yoshimura Chōmei die?
Yoshimura Chōmei died on 9 January 1898 in Fuzhou.
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