Shō Shōken , also known as Haneji Ōji Chōshū , was a Ryukyuan scholar and served as sessei, a post often translated as "prime minister," from 1666 to 1673.
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Shō Shōken , also known as Haneji Ōji Chōshū , was a Ryukyuan scholar and served as sessei, a post often translated as "prime minister," from 1666 to 1673. Shō wrote the first history of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Chūzan Seikan , and enacted a number of practical political reforms aimed at improving Ryukyu's prosperity and dignity in the eyes of China and Japan.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1617 to 1676 · aged 58
Written about in
7 languages
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