Kaiki (Ryukyu)
Kaiki (懐 機, fl. 1427–1451), also known as Huai Ji, was a politician and diplomat of Ryukyu Kingdom.
Kaiki was a Daoist practitioner of Ming Chinese ancestry.[1] He was appointed Kokushō (国相, "Chief Minister") by King Shō Hashi. He played an important role in the unification of Ryukyu.
In 1427, he dug the artificial lake Ryūtan Pond (龍潭) and constructed an artificial hill named Mt. Ankoku (安国山) next to it. He then brought many flowers from China and planted on the hill.
In 1451, during Shō Kinpuku's reign, he built a one-kilometer-long dam, which known as Chōkō Dam (長虹堤, Chōkōtei), to connect Naha harbor and Tomari harbor.
References
- ^ Dao Companion to Japanese Confucian Philosophy
- 懐機 (かいき)
- 懐機 - 朝日日本歴史人物事典
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| Preceded by | Sessei of Ryukyu 1428? - ? | Vacant Title next held by Gushichan Chōsei |
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Sessei
- Eiso
- Aranpō
- Tei Fuku
- Ō Mō
- Kaiki
- Gushichan Chōsei
- Kikuin Sōi
- Sashiki Chōshō
- Kin Chōtei
- Gushikawa Chōei
- Haneji Chōshū
- Ōzato Chōryō
- Kin Chōkō
- Chatan Chōai
- Oroku Chōki
- Tomigusuku Chōkyō
- Chatan Chōki
- Nakijin Chōgi
- Yuntanza Chōken
- Urasoe Chōō
- Yoshimura Chōgi
- Yuntanza Chōei
- Ginowan Chōshō
- Haneji Chōbi
- Tomigusuku Chōshun
- Urasoe Chōki
- Ōzato Chōkyō
- Yonagusuku Chōki
- Ie Chōchoku
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