was a
scholar-bureaucrat
The scholar-officials, also known as literati, scholar-gentlemen or scholar-bureaucrats (), were government officials and prestigious scholars in Chinese society, forming a distinct social class.
Scholar-officials were politicians and governmen ...
and
diplomat of
Ryūkyū Kingdom
The Ryukyu Kingdom, Middle Chinese: , , Classical Chinese: (), Historical English names: ''Lew Chew'', ''Lewchew'', ''Luchu'', and ''Loochoo'', Historical French name: ''Liou-tchou'', Historical Dutch name: ''Lioe-kioe'' was a kingdom in t ...
. He was also known as , and his Chinese style name, .
Life
Makishi was born in
Shuri, the capital of Ryūkyū. He studied in
Kokugaku
''Kokugaku'' ( ja, 國學, label= Kyūjitai, ja, 国学, label=Shinjitai; literally "national study") was an academic movement, a school of Japanese philology and philosophy originating during the Tokugawa period. Kokugaku scholars worked to r ...
(国学 the Royal Academy of Ryūkyū) in his early years. In 1838, he traveled to
China to study, and stayed in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
for several years. When he came back to Ryūkyū, he learned English from
Aniya Seiho (安仁屋 政輔). He was then appointed
Ikoku Tsūji (異国通詞, the diplomat towards Western countries) in 1844.
References
*『沖縄大百科事典』、沖縄タイムス、1983年
1818 births
1862 deaths
19th-century Ryukyuan people
Torture victims
1860s deaths
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