Nakijin Chōgi
Nakijin Wōji Chōgi, also known by Nakijin Wōji Chōchū and his Chinese style name Shō Seibo, was a royal of Ryukyu Kingdom.
Prince Nakijin was the tenth head of the royal family Gushichan Udun. His ancestors had been offered hereditary office "Warden of Hokuzan" for a long time. He was the eldest son of Nakijin Chōki ; his mother was a mukei called Manabetaru. His rank was Aji at first. In 1747, he was elevated to the rank Wōji, which was the highest rank among royals.
He was granted Nakijin magiri as his hereditary fief in 1724. He was also granted Nakijin Castle in 1742, and built a memorial stele, Sanhoku Nakijin-jō kanshu rairekihi, in the castle to commemorate it. Now the stele it still standing in the castle and is recognized Tangible Cultural Property of Okinawa Prefecture in 2002.
King Shō Boku dispatched a gratitude envoy for his accession to Edo, Japan in 1752. Prince Nakijin and Kohatsu Anzō was appointed as Envoy and Deputy Envoy respectively. They sailed back in the next year.
Prince Nakijin served as sessei from 1755 to 1770.