, also known by his Japanese-style name , was a Ryukyuan aristocrat and bureaucrat in the royal government of the

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 the ...

. Sai Taku was born in Kumemura on January 4, 1645. He descended from Cai Xiang. He took part in the compilation of '' Rekidai Hōan'', an official compilation of diplomatic documents of the royal government. In 1697, he was ordered to translate the '' Chūzan Seikan'' (中山世鑑), an official history book, into Chinese, and renamed it ''

Chūzan Seifu was an official history of the Ryūkyū Kingdom compiled between 1697 and 1701 by a group of scholar-officials led by Sai Taku. It was a Kanbun translated version of '' Chūzan Seikan''. Later, it was rewritten into Classical Chinese by Sai T ...

'' (中山世譜). Sai Taku was also known for his poetry, many of which were included in his poetry collection. He had two sons, Sai En (蔡淵) and

Sai On (1682–1762), or Cai Wen in Chinese, also known as , was a scholar-bureaucrat official of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, serving as regent, instructor, and advisor to King Shō Kei. He is renowned for the many reforms he initiated and oversaw, and is am ...

(蔡温).

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