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Though Gihon had a son, Prince [[Urasoe Taruyoshi]] (b. 1249), it was Eiso and not this prince who succeeded him.

Though Gihon had a son, Prince [[Urasoe Taruyoshi]] (b. 1249), it was Eiso and not this prince who succeeded him.

Little is known of the final events of Gihon's life, or the true whereabouts of his remains. Traditional accounts relate that he made his way deep into the forests at the northern end of [[Okinawa Island]] and died there; a site near [[Asumui utaki]] just south of [[Hedo no misaki]] is traditionally identified as his tomb.

Little is known of the final events of Gihon's life, or the true whereabouts of his remains. On Okinawa, traditional accounts typically relate that he made his way deep into the forests at the northern end of [[Okinawa Island]] and died there; a site near [[Asumui utaki]] just south of [[Hedo no misaki]] is traditionally identified as his tomb. In the [[Amami Islands]], however, traditional accounts assert that he successfully fled further north, to the Amami Islands. A number of lineages trace their ancestry back to a figure called simply Amami ufunushi (阿麻美大主) - i.e. a "lord" or "prince" of Amami - said to be a direct descendant of Gihon.

The ''[[kumi udui]]'' play ''[[Koko no maki|Kôko no maki]]'' features King Gihon as one of the primary characters.

The ''[[kumi udui]]'' play ''[[Koko no maki|Kôko no maki]]'' features King Gihon as one of the primary characters.