Urasoe Chōri

Urasoe Ueekata Chōri (浦添 親方 朝利, ? – 1638), also known by Urasoe Jūri (浦添 重利) and his Chinese style name Shō Kakusen (向 鶴躚), was a bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom.

Biography

Urasoe Chōri was a son of Urasoe Chōshi, and was also an younger brother of Kunigami Chōchi. He was elected as a member of Sanshikan in 1636.[1][2]

Disappearance

A Spanish ship docked at Ishigaki Island in 1624. Juan de los Angeles Rueda, who was a missionary of O.P., preached to local people. Though Christianity was banned by Japan at that time, Rueda was sheltered by a local officer Ishigaki Eishō (石垣 永将). It was exposed in 1634, both Ishigaki and Rueda were exiled and later executed. This incident was known by Yaeyama Kirishitan Incident (八重山キリシタン事件).[3] After this incident, Ryukyu started to investigate religious beliefs of its people, and forced Christians to convert (Shūmon-aratame 宗門改). Urasoe Chōri went to Satsuma to report the result of Shūmon-aratame, but on the way home, his ship was caught in a storm and disappeared in the sea.[4] His position was vacant until 1641.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chūzan Seifu, vol.8
  2. 1 2 中山王府相卿伝職年譜　向祐等著写本
  3. ↑ "Yaeyama Kirishitan jiken." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
  4. ↑ Chūzan Seifu, appendix vol.1
Political offices
Preceded by
Kunigami Chōchi		 Sanshikan of Ryukyu
1636 - 1638		 Succeeded by
Ginowan Seisei
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