Kochinda Chōei

Kochinda Chōei
東風平 朝衛
sanshikan of Ryukyu
In office
1752–1765
Preceded bySai On
Succeeded byWakugawa Chōkyō
Personal details
Born1701 (1701)
Died20 February 1765(1765-02-20) (aged 63–64)
ParentKushi Chōu (father)
Chinese nameShō Ketsu (向 傑)
RankUeekata

Kochinda Ueekata Chōei (東風平 親方 朝衛; 1701 – 20 February 1765[1]), also known by his Chinese style name Shō Ketsu (向 傑), was a bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom.[2]

Kochinda was the eldest son of Kushi Chōu (久志 朝右), and he was also the second head of an aristocrat family, Shō-uji Tōme Dunchi (向氏当銘殿内). His younger brother Tasato Chōchoku, was a famous kumi odori playwright.

Kochinda served as a member of sanshikan from 1752 to 1765.[1] He was good at ryūka and waka poetry, and was designated as a member of the Okinawan Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry (沖縄三十六歌仙, Okinawa Sanjūrokkasen).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "中山王府相卿伝職年譜 向祐等著写本". Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  2. ^ a b "Kochinda Chōei." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").