Tomigusuku Seiryō | |
|---|---|
豊見城 盛良 | |
| sanshikan of Ryukyu | |
| In office 1627–1642 | |
| Preceded by | Gushichan Anshi |
| Succeeded by | Kunigami Chōki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1,1586 |
| Died | September 26,1642 (aged 56) near Tokunoshima |
| Parent | Tomigusuku Seizoku (father) |
| Chinese name | MōTaiun (毛泰運) |
| Rank | Ueekata |
Tomigusuku Ueekata Seiryō (豊見城親方盛良;1 July 1586 – 26 September 1642),also known by his Chinese style name MōTaiun (毛泰運),was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom. [1]
Tomigusuku Seiryōwas the sixth head of an aristocrat family called Mō-uji Tomigusuku Dunchi (毛氏豊見城殿内). He was the eldest son of Tomigusuku Seizoku. [1]
Tomigusuku was elected as a member of Sanshikan in 1627. [1] [2] King ShōHō dispatched Prince Chatan Chōshū (北谷朝秀,also known as ShōKei 尚慶) and him in 1638 to celebrate Shimazu Mitsuhisa succeeded as daimyō of Satsuma. Prince Chatan returned to Ryukyu in the next year,but Tomigusuku remained in Satsuma to handle official business. He sailed back to Ryukyu in 1642 but his ship was shipwrecked near Tokunoshima. [1] [3] His body was not found so he had no grave. [4]