Difference between revisions of "Naha satonushi"
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*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 那覇里主 ''(Naha satonushi / Naafa satunushi)'' | *''Japanese/Okinawan'': 那覇里主 ''(Naha satonushi / Naafa satunushi)'' | ||
| − | The Naha satonushi was an official of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingom]], who oversaw the administration of the four districts of the port city of [[Naha]] | + | The Naha satonushi was an official of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingom]], who oversaw the administration of the four districts of the port city of [[Naha]] (Higashi, Nishi, Izumisaki, and Wakasa) alongside the head of the ''[[oyamise]]''. His offices neighbored the [[Kume Tenpi-gu|Shimo Tenpi Shrine]], and were also a center for communication with the [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] [[zaiban bugyo|resident magistrate's office]], and management of ships, officials overseeing travel, and the port itself. The ''Naha satonushi'' was the head of the office, while the staff under him included, among others, a lead secretary (''ufu hissha'') and a vice secretary (''wachi hissha''). |
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| + | In the early modern period, the Naha satonushi came to be selected only from among the highest-ranking aristocratic families of [[Shuri]], and came to be quite regularly one position in a top-ranking government career. | ||
In the 1870s, just prior to the [[Ryukyu shobun|abolition of the kingdom]], the ''satonushi'' had more than ten officials under him, including the ''Naha ôyako'' (''Naafa ufuyaku'') and some number of secretaries (''hissha''). | In the 1870s, just prior to the [[Ryukyu shobun|abolition of the kingdom]], the ''satonushi'' had more than ten officials under him, including the ''Naha ôyako'' (''Naafa ufuyaku'') and some number of secretaries (''hissha''). | ||
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| − | *Plaques on-site at former sites of the Naha satonushisho, and [[Oyamise]]. | + | *Plaques on-site at former sites of the Naha satonushisho[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21257376353/sizes/k/], and [[Oyamise]]. |
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Latest revision as of 00:33, 19 October 2015
- Japanese/Okinawan: 那覇里主 (Naha satonushi / Naafa satunushi)
The Naha satonushi was an official of the Ryûkyû Kingom, who oversaw the administration of the four districts of the port city of Naha (Higashi, Nishi, Izumisaki, and Wakasa) alongside the head of the oyamise. His offices neighbored the Shimo Tenpi Shrine, and were also a center for communication with the Satsuma resident magistrate's office, and management of ships, officials overseeing travel, and the port itself. The Naha satonushi was the head of the office, while the staff under him included, among others, a lead secretary (ufu hissha) and a vice secretary (wachi hissha).
In the early modern period, the Naha satonushi came to be selected only from among the highest-ranking aristocratic families of Shuri, and came to be quite regularly one position in a top-ranking government career.
In the 1870s, just prior to the abolition of the kingdom, the satonushi had more than ten officials under him, including the Naha ôyako (Naafa ufuyaku) and some number of secretaries (hissha).
