# Kunigami Chōchi

_Sanshikan of Ryukyu_

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> Kunigami Ueekata Chōchi , also known by Kunigami Jūshin  and his Chinese style name Shō Kakurei , was a bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Ryukyu Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30902040#P19))
- **Died:** 27 July 1635 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30902040#P570))
- **Place of death:** Fujian ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30902040#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Ryukyu Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30902040#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; diplomat ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30902040#P106))
- **Positions held:** Sanshikan (1622–1635) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30902040#P39))

## Questions

**What positions has Kunigami Chōchi held?**  
Positions held by Kunigami Chōchi include: Sanshikan (1622–1635).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Kunigami Chōchi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunigami_Ch%C5%8Dchi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q30902040](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30902040) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: 呉（向）鶴齢国頭親方朝致画像.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E5%91%89%EF%BC%88%E5%90%91%EF%BC%89%E9%B6%B4%E9%BD%A2%E5%9B%BD%E9%A0%AD%E8%A6%AA%E6%96%B9%E6%9C%9D%E8%87%B4%E7%94%BB%E5%83%8F.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Kunigami Chōchi, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: 呉（向）鶴齢国頭親方朝致画像.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.

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