Native name 牧志朝忠 Nationality Ryukyu Kingdom Name Makishi Chochu | Died August 14, 1862 Occupation Diplomat | |
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Born 1818 Shuri, Ryukyu Kingdom Other names Itarashiki Chochu
Sho Eiko Education Royal Academy of Ryukyu | ||
Makishi Pekumi Chōchū (牧志 親雲上 朝忠, 1818 - August 14, 1862) was a scholar-bureaucrat and diplomat of Ryūkyū Kingdom. He was also known as Itarashiki Chōchū (板良敷 朝忠), and his Chinese style name, Shō Eikō (向 永功).
Life
Makishi was born in Shuri, the capital of Ryūkyū. He studied in Kokugaku (国学 the Royal Academy of Ryūkyū) in his early years. In 1838, he traveled to China to study, and stayed in Beijing for several years. When he came back to Ryūkyū, he learned English from Aniya Seiho (安仁屋 政輔). He was then appointed Ikoku Tsūji (異国通詞, the diplomat towards Western countries) in 1844.
References
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