Chatan Chōchō

Chatan Ueekata Chōchō (北谷 親方 朝暢, 28 November 1607 – 11 July 1667), also known by his Chinese style name Shō Kokuyō (向 国用), was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom.[1]

In this Okinawan name, the family name is "Chatan".
Chatan Chōchō
北谷 朝暢
sanshikan of Ryukyu
In office
1652–1666
Preceded byŌsato Ryōan
Succeeded byGushichan Antō
Personal details
Born(1607-11-28)November 28, 1607
DiedJuly 11, 1667(1667-07-11) (aged 59)
Chinese nameGo Kokuyō (呉 国用), later
Shō Kokuyō (向 国用)
RankUeekata

Chatan Chōchō was an uncle of the famous sessei Shō Shōken. He served as a member of Sanshikan from 1652 to 1666.[2]

In 1663, King Shō Shitsu dispatched Chatan as a gratitude envoy for his investiture to Qing China. The mission stayed at Fuzhou on their way home the next year. King Shō Shitsu dispatched Eso Jūkō (恵祖 重孝, also known as Ei Jōshun 英 常春) as a congratulatory envoy to celebrate Kangxi Emperor's coronation at the same time. But Eso's envoy was shipwrecked near Meihua Port (梅花港, a port in modern Changle, Fuzhou) in the mouth of Min River,[3] and was attacked by pirates. Eso fled to Fuzhou, some of his entourage were murdered by poison, and golden pots prepared for Kangxi Emperor were stolen.

Two envoys came back to Ryukyu in 1665. Soon Chatan found the truth: the pirates were actually Ryukyuans disguised as Chinese, and all of them were his entourage. When the ship passed by Iheya Island, he threw all participants into the sea in order to hush up the incident. But finally the truth was known by Satsuma Domain. Both Chatan and Eso were sentenced to death by Satsuma, and decapitated by Ryukyu Kingdom. Their eight sons were exiled to outlying islands and imprisoned at temples (寺預). This incident was known as Chatan Eso Incident (北谷恵祖事件).[4]

References
  1. "Chatan Chōchō." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
  2. 中山王府相卿伝職年譜　向祐等著写本
  3. Chūzan Seifu, vol.8
  4. "Chatan Eso jiken." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
Political offices
Preceded by
Ōsato Ryōan		 Sanshikan of Ryukyu
1652 - 1666		 Succeeded by
Gushichan Antō
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