Inoha Seihei

Inoha Seihei
伊野波 盛平
sanshikan of Ryukyu
In office
1694–1699
Preceded byYonabaru Ryōgi
Succeeded byKōchi Ryōshō
Personal details
Born(1648-03-26)26 March 1648
Died13 December 1700(1700-12-13) (aged 52)
ParentInoha Seiki (father)
Chinese nameMō Kokusei (毛 克盛)
RankUeekata

Inoha Ueekata Seihei (伊野波 親方 盛平, 26 March 1648 – 13 December 1700), also known by his Chinese style name Mō Kokusei (毛 克盛), was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom.[1]

Inoha Seihei was the eldest son of Inoha Seiki. He was also the second head of an aristocrat family called Mō-uji Inoha Dunchi (毛氏伊野波殿内).[1] Inoha Seihei was a smart man and appeared in many Okinawan shibai (沖縄芝居, "Okinawan play") and folktales in which he was known by Seimō (盛毛), Mōi Ueekata (モーイ親方) or Mōwi Ueekata (モーヰ親方).[2][3]

Seihei served as a member of Sanshikan from 1694 to 1699.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Inoha Seihei." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").
  2. ^ モーイ親方 (もーいうぇーかた)
  3. ^ モーイ親方物語(幽霊の恩返し)
  4. ^ Chūzan Seifu, vol.8
  5. ^ "中山王府相卿伝職年譜 向祐等著写本". Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.