Yonabaru Ryōku

Yonabaru served as a member of the sanshikan from 1769 to 1796. He managed to run the country by Confucianism, and earned the nickname "high-minded ueekata". He put forward a proposal to make the first statutory law in Ryukyuan history together with his two colleagues, Miyahira Ryōtei and Wakugawa Chōkyō, and the sessei Yuntanza Chōkō in 1775. This proposal was approved by King Shō Boku. The law was completed by Ie Chōkei and Kōchi Ryōtoku in 1786. It was called Ryūkyū Karitsu (琉球科律), and was jointly signed by Yonabaru and his two colleagues, Fukuyama Chōki (譜久山 朝紀) and Ie Chōkei. It was officially promulgated and implemented by the king in the same year. Yonabaru was skilled at ryūka poetry. He was designated a member of the Okinawan Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry.

• Name — Yonabaru Ryōku • Native Name — 与那原 良矩 • Office — sanshikan of Ryukyu • Term Start — 1769 • Term End — 1796 • Predecessor — Ikegusuku Anmei • Successor — Kōchi Ryōtoku • Born — 26 July 1718 (29 June, 57th year of Kangxi) • Died — 10 December 1797 (23 October, 2nd year of Jiaqing) • Nickname — Kunshi Ueekata (君子親方) • Blank1 — Childhood name • Blank2 — Chinese name • Data2 — Ba Kokuki (馬 国器) • Blank3 — Rank • Data3 — Ueekata