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Urasoe Ueekata Chōri (浦添 親方 朝利, ? – 1638), also known by Urasoe Jūri (浦添 重利) and his Chinese style name Shō Kakusen (向 鶴躚), was a bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom.
Biography
Urasoe Chōri was a son of Urasoe Chōshi, and was also an younger brother of Kunigami Chōchi. He was elected as a member of Sanshikan in 1636.
Disappearance
A Spanish ship docked at Ishigaki Island in 1624. Juan de los Angeles Rueda, who was a missionary of O.P., preached to local people. Though Christianity was banned by Japan at that time, Rueda was sheltered by a local officer Ishigaki Eishō (石垣 永将). It was exposed in 1634, both Ishigaki and Rueda were exiled and later executed. This incident was known by Yaeyama Kirishitan Incident (八重山キリシタン事件). After this incident, Ryukyu started to investigate religious beliefs of its people, and forced Christian to convert (Shūmon-aratame 宗門改). Urasoe Chōri went to Satsuma to report the result of Shūmon-aratame, but on the way home, his ship was caught in a storm and disappeared in the sea. His position was vacant until 1641.