Zakimi Seishū
座喜味 盛秀
sanshikan of Ryukyu
In office
1750–1752
Preceded byGinowan Chōga
Succeeded byYonabaru Ryōchō
Personal details
Born(1699-11-11)November 11, 1699
DiedMarch 9, 1766(1766-03-09) (aged 66)
Chinese nameMō Kyōken (毛 恭倹)
RankUeekata

Zakimi Ueekata Seishū (座喜味 親方 盛秀, 11 November 1699 9 March 1766), also known by his Chinese style name Mō Kyōken (毛 恭倹), was a politician and bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom.[1]

He was the fourth head of an aristocrat family called Mō-uji Zakimi Dunchi (毛氏座喜味殿内).[1]

In 1737, a Yaeyama-based vessel was shipwrecked off the coast of Hizen Province, and the crew were rescued by Saga Domain. Zakimi Seishū was dispatched as a gratitude envoy to Japan in 1737.[1][2]

Zakimi served as a member of Sanshikan from 1750 to 1752.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Zakimi Seishū." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
  2. Chūzan Seifu, appendix vol.3
  3. 中山王府相卿伝職年譜 向祐等著写本
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