Takehara Anshitsu

Takehara Ueekata Anshitsu (嵩原 親方 安執, 31 January 1756 – 28 June 1811), also known by his Chinese style name Mō Kokutō (毛 国棟), was a bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom.[1]

Takehara Anshitsu
嵩原 安執
sanshikan of Ryukyu
In office 1798–1811
Preceded by	Kōchi Ryōtoku
Succeeded by	Oroku Ryōwa
Personal details
Born	January 31, 1756
Died	June 28, 1811 (aged 55)
Parents	Takehara Anshun (father)
Chinese name	Mō Kokutō (毛 国棟)
Rank	Ueekata

Takehara Anshitsu was born to an aristocrat family called Mō-uji Misato Dunchi (毛氏美里殿内). He was the eldest son of Takehara Anshun (嵩原 安春). He succeeded as the head of Mō-shi Misato Dunchi in 1792, and was given Misato magiri (modern a part of Uruma), which was the hereditary fief of his family in the same year.[1]

He served as a member of Sanshikan from 1798 to 1811.[2]

References

1. "Takehara Anshitsu." 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