Louch

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| caption = Louch {{circa|1913}}

| succession = Ibedul of Koror

| reign = {{nowrap|1911 – 1917}}

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| successor = Tem

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| death_date = 1917

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Louch was the High Chief (ibedul) of Koror in German New Guinea from 1911 to 1917.{{Cite book|last=Nero|first=Karen Louise|date=1987|url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/d2dcd29e594a69a5d0c3aa79d456c6ad/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y|title=A cherechar a lokelii: Beads of history of Koror, Palau, 1783–1983 |access-date=December 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230120029/https://www.proquest.com/openview/d2dcd29e594a69a5d0c3aa79d456c6ad/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y|archive-date=December 30, 2023|id={{ProQuest|}}|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}

Life

Louch divided his land between his adopted son Umong, daughter Ibuuch, step-daughter Ross and Dirrablong who was "like a child" to him.{{Cite web|url=http://www.palausupremecourt.net/doc/ROP_Reporters/1ROP/1%20ROP%20Intrm%20682.pdf|date=September 18, 1989|title=The Children of Ngeskesuk, Et Al., Appellants vs. Esebei Espangel, Et, Al., Appellee|access-date=December 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230222055/http://www.palausupremecourt.net/doc/ROP_Reporters/1ROP/1%20ROP%20Intrm%20682.pdf|archive-date=December 30, 2023|url-status=live|website=www.palausupremecourt.net}} A dispute over the ownership of the land occurred between Ibuuch, Dirrablong and their successors which resulted in litigation before Japanese Courts, as Palau was a part of the South Seas Mandate at the time, where it was ruled that, among others, lot number 1459 and 1460 were owned by Dirrablong and her descendants.

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