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''Jireisho'' were official documents issued by the royal court of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] appointing individuals to government posts. ''Jireisho'' were used both to appoint administrative officials, and religious officials including ''[[noro]]'' and other priestesses. | ''Jireisho'' were official documents issued by the royal court of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] appointing individuals to government posts. ''Jireisho'' were used both to appoint administrative officials, and religious officials including ''[[noro]]'' and other priestesses. | ||
| − | They first began to be issued sometime in the 16th century.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii (2019), 5-6.</ref> | + | They first began to be issued sometime in the 16th century.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii (2019), 5-6.</ref> The oldest known example of a ''jireisho'' document surviving today dates to [[1523]].<ref>Smits, ''Early Ryukyuan History: A New Model'', Univ. of Hawaii Press (2024), 22.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:25, 12 April 2025
A 1735 jireisho naming Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat Shô Yûshi to the position of Mekaru ôyako of Iheya Island
- Japanese: 辞令書 (jireisho)
Jireisho were official documents issued by the royal court of the Ryûkyû Kingdom appointing individuals to government posts. Jireisho were used both to appoint administrative officials, and religious officials including noro and other priestesses.
They first began to be issued sometime in the 16th century.[1] The oldest known example of a jireisho document surviving today dates to 1523.[2]
References
- "Island Governance and Jireisho," gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[1]
