Ie Chōboku

Ie Ueekata Chōboku (伊江 親方 朝睦, 1731 – ?) also known by Ie Ueekata Chōkei (伊江 親方 朝慶) and his Chinese style name Shō Tenteki (向 天迪), was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom. He served as a member of sanshikan from 1782 to 1801.[1][2]

Ie Chōboku
伊江 朝睦
sanshikan of Ryukyu
In office 1782–1801
Preceded by	Miyahira Ryōtei
Succeeded by	Kyan Chōchō
Personal details
Born	1731
Died	?
Chinese name	Shō Tenteki (向 天迪)
Rank	Ueekata

In 1775, he and Kōchi Ryōtoku was ordered to make the first statutory law in Ryukyuan history by King Shō Boku. The law was completed in 1786. and was jointly signed by Ie and his two colleges, Yonabaru Ryōku (与那原 良矩) and Fukuyama Chōki (譜久山 朝紀). Later, it was officially promulgated and implemented by the king in the same year.[1][3][4]

The mountain forests in Nakagami and Kunigami were withered. Ie was sent there to deal with it. He managed to propagate them by cutting off withered trees and planting trees in a reasonable method.[1][4]

Ie's diary, Ie Ueekata Hinikki (伊江親方日々記), was a very important history record.[5]

Ie was also the Eboshioya (烏帽子親) of King Shō On.[6]

References

1. "Ie Chōboku." 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. "Ryūkyū Karitsu." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
4. Chūzan Seifu, vol.10
5. 御三代伊江親方日々記
6. 琉球大学附属図書館. "王代記写| 琉球・沖縄関係貴重資料 デジタルアーカイブ". manwe.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp.