Chatan Chōai
Chatan Wōji Chōai (北谷 王子 朝愛, 11 June 1650 – 11 December 1719), also known by his Chinese style name Shō Kōsai (尚 弘才), was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom.
Chatan was the fourt son of King Shō Shitsu, and his mother was Mafee Aji (真南風按司).[1] Chatan was the first head of a royal family called Ufumura Udun (大村御殿).[2]
Chatan was given Chatan magiri (北谷間切, mordern [[Chatan, Okinawa|Chatan, Kadena and a part of Okinawa) as his hereditary fief. Later, he served as sessei from 1689 to 1705. He was allowed to sit in litter crossing Kōfuku Gate (広福門) and Ueki Gate (右掖門) in Shuri Castle.[3]
Chatan was good at playing go. He appeared in an Okinawan folktale: {{nihongo|Mimi kiri bōzu|耳切り坊主|"a monk whose ear was cut off"). In this foltale, he killed a Vajrayana Buddhist monk Kurogane zasu (黒金座主), and was cursed, all his sons died young.[4] He died without heir in 1719. Chatan Chōki, who was the second son of King Shō Eki, became his adopted son and inherited his title.[2]
References
- ^ 王代記写
- ^ a b Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten ([沖縄県姓氏家系大辞典] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten.
- ^ 中山王府相卿伝職年譜 向祐等著写本
- ^ 沖縄の民話 - 黒金座主 【那覇市】