Kikoe-ōgimi
Kikoe-ōgimi (聞得大君, きこゑ大きみ, Okinawan: チフィジン Chifi-ufujin[1]) was the highest ranking noro priestess of the Ryukyuan religion during the period of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
The position of kikoe-ōgimi was formally established during the reign of King Shō Shin (r. 1477-1526) in order to centralize the religious order. Only a royal woman could be appointed to the position of kikoe-ōgimi.
After Ryukyu's annexation by Japan in 1879, this position was formally abolished, but the last kikoe-ōgimi continued her role until her death in 1944.
List of Kikoe-ōgimi
| No. | Name | Warabi-naa | Birth | Death | Ascension | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsukikiyora 月清 |
Otochitonomoigane 音智殿茂金 |
? | ? | During Shō Shin's reign | daughter of Shō En |
| 2 | Umeminami 梅南 |
Makatotaru 真加戸樽 |
? | 1577 | During Shō Gen's reign | daughter of Urasoe Chōman |
| 3 | Umegaku 梅岳 |
? | 1605 | 1577 | concubine of Shō Gen | |
| 4 | Tsukimine 月嶺 |
Umimuta 思武太 |
1584 | 1653 | 1605 | daughter of Shō Ei |
| 5 | Enshin 円心 |
1617 | 1677 | 1653 | daughter of Kin Chōtei | |
| 6 | Tsukishin 月心 |
Umimazurugani 思真鶴金 |
1645 | 1703 | 1677 | concubine of Shō Tei |
| 7 | Yoshikumo 義雲 |
Umidogani 思戸金 |
1664 | 1723 | 1703 | spouse of Shō Jun, also mother of Shō Eki |
| 8 | 坤宏 | Umimazurugani 思真鶴金 |
1680 | 1765 | 1723 | spouse of Shō Eki, also mother of Shō Kei |
| 9 | 仁室 | Umikamitarugani 思亀樽金 |
1705 | 1779 | 1766 | spouse of Shō Kei, also mother of Shō Boku |
| 10 | 寛室 | Mazurugani 真鶴金 |
1719 | 1784 | 1780 | daughter Shō Kei |
| 11 | 順成 | Umidogani 思戸金 |
1721 | 1789 | 1784 | daughter Shō Kei |
| 12 | 徳沢 | Manabitarugani 真鍋樽金 |
1762 | 1795 | 1789 | concubine of Shō Tetsu |
| 13 | 法雲 | Makamitaru 思亀樽 |
1765 | 1834 | 1789 | daughter of Shō Boku |
| 14 | 仙徳 | Makamitaru 思亀樽 |
1785 | 1869 | 1834 | spouse of Shō On |
| 15 | Nakaima Ōshu 仲井間翁主 |
Mazurugani 真鶴金 |
1817 | ? | 1870 | daughter of Shō Kō |
| 16 | Asato Ōshu 安里翁主 |
Moushigani 真牛金 |
1825 | 1909 | Meiji | daughter of Shō Kō |
| 17 | Namie Ōshu 安室翁主 |
Manabitaru 真鍋樽 |
1874 | 1944 | Taishō | daughter of Shō Tai |
| 18 | Nakijin Nobuko 今帰仁 延子 |
1887 | 1967 | 1944 | daughter of Shō Ten | |
| 19 | Ii Fumiko 井伊 文子 |
1917 | 2004 | ? | daughter of Shō Shō | |
| 20 | Nozu Keiko 野津 圭子 |
1947 | 2019 | ? | daughter of Hiroshi Shō | |
References
- チフィジン 首里・那覇方言データベース
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