Kaiki (Ryukyu)

Kaiki (懐ふところ 機き, fl. 1427–1451), also known as Huai Ji, was a politician and diplomat of Ryukyu Kingdom.

Kaiki was a Daoist practitioner of Ming Chinese ancestry. He was appointed Kokushō (国くに相しょう, "Chief Minister") by King Shō Hashi. He played an important role in the unification of Ryukyu.

In 1427, he dug the artificial lake Ryūtan Pond (龍りゅう潭) and constructed an artificial hill named Mt. Ankoku (安国やすくに山さん) next to it. He then brought many flowers from China and planted on the hill.

In 1451, during Shō Kinpuku's reign, he built a one-kilometer-long dam, which known as Chōkō Dam (長ちょう虹にじ堤つつみ, Chōkōtei), to connect Naha harbor and Tomari harbor.

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• 懐ふところ機き (かいき)
• 懐ふところ機き - 朝ちょう日にち日本にっぽん歴史れきし人物じんぶつ事典じてん