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Pechin (親雲上, Pēchin), or Pekumi (親雲上, Pēkumi), historically 大やこもい Opoyakomoi, was a rank among the Yukatchu class of the former Ryukyu Kingdom (modern-day Okinawa, Japan), above the rank of Satunushi and below the rank of Ueekata. As scholar-officials, they often served in administrative positions in the Ryukyuan government. Placed in the upper class, the Pechin would often travel with a servant at their side.

There were three ranks of Pechin: Chikudun Pechin (筑登之親雲上), Satunushi Pechin (里之子親雲上), and Pekumi or Pechin.

See also

• Arakaki Seishō
• Gushiken surname
• Okinawa Prefecture
• Pechin Higa
• Pechin Takahara
• Ryukyuan people

References

• Okinawa, The History of an Island People by George H. Kerr
• The Language of the Old-Okinawan Omoro Sōshi: Reference Grammar, with Textual Selections, by Rumiko Shinzato and Leon Serafim

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20090302085743/http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/023/eng/001/001/index.html
• http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/023/eng/003/001/index.html

v t e Government of the Ryukyu Kingdom
Royal family	King of Ryukyu Sashiki Ajiganashi (Queen Consort) Prince of Nakagusuku (Crown Prince) Nodake Ajiganashi (Crown Prince Consort)
Nobility	Udun Aji Yukatchu Ueekata Pekumi Satunushi Pechin Chikudun Pechin
Offices	Sessei Kikoe-ōgimi Noro priestesses
Institutions	Sanshikan Council of Fifteen Military of Ryukyu Ryūkyū-kan Kumemura Tributary system Ryukyuan missions to Imperial China Ryukyuan missions to Edo Ryukyuan missions to Joseon
Dynasties	First Shō dynasty Second Shō dynasty

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