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*''Died: [[1611]]''
*''Other Names'': 鄭道利山 ''(Tei Dou Rizan)''
*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 謝名親方 ''(Jana ueekata)''
Tei Dô was a Ryukyuan scholar-bureaucrat who was among the chief advisors to King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] at the time of the [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] by samurai forces from [[Satsuma han]]. He was known both by the Chinese-style name Tei Dô<ref>It was typical among members of the Ryukyuan aristocrat-administrator class, heavily steeped in classical Chinese learning and in administrative/political structures based on Chinese models, to take Chinese-style names.</ref>, and by his Ryukyuan rank or title, ''[[ueekata]]'' of Jana<ref>A manor or territory within what is today the village of [[Nakijin]].</ref>.
He was appointed to the ''[[Sanshikan]]'' in [[1605]], becoming one of the three topmost royal advisors.<ref>Turnbull. p56.</ref>
During the invasion, alongside [[Tomigusuku Seizoku]], he commanded a force of 3000 men in the defense of the harbor of [[Naha]], successfully repulsing the Satsuma approach by ship.<ref>Turnbull. p19.</ref> The samurai, however, simply made landfall elsewhere, and marched overland to seize [[Shuri castle]], the royal palace. When they heard of the attack on [[Shuri]], Tei Dô and Tomigusuku began moving their troops from Naha in order to ward off the attack, but in the end they were too late.<ref>Turnbull. p44.</ref>
After the kingdom's defeat, the king and his advisors were taken to [[Kagoshima]], where they were forced to sign a number of oaths, swearing their loyalty and fealty to Satsuma. Only Tei Dô refused to sign. According to most accounts, he was beheaded on the spot.
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==References==
*Turnbull, Stephen. ''The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609''. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2009.
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*''Other Names'': 鄭道利山 ''(Tei Dou Rizan)''
*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 謝名親方 ''(Jana ueekata)''
Tei Dô was a Ryukyuan scholar-bureaucrat who was among the chief advisors to King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] at the time of the [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] by samurai forces from [[Satsuma han]]. He was known both by the Chinese-style name Tei Dô<ref>It was typical among members of the Ryukyuan aristocrat-administrator class, heavily steeped in classical Chinese learning and in administrative/political structures based on Chinese models, to take Chinese-style names.</ref>, and by his Ryukyuan rank or title, ''[[ueekata]]'' of Jana<ref>A manor or territory within what is today the village of [[Nakijin]].</ref>.
He was appointed to the ''[[Sanshikan]]'' in [[1605]], becoming one of the three topmost royal advisors.<ref>Turnbull. p56.</ref>
During the invasion, alongside [[Tomigusuku Seizoku]], he commanded a force of 3000 men in the defense of the harbor of [[Naha]], successfully repulsing the Satsuma approach by ship.<ref>Turnbull. p19.</ref> The samurai, however, simply made landfall elsewhere, and marched overland to seize [[Shuri castle]], the royal palace. When they heard of the attack on [[Shuri]], Tei Dô and Tomigusuku began moving their troops from Naha in order to ward off the attack, but in the end they were too late.<ref>Turnbull. p44.</ref>
After the kingdom's defeat, the king and his advisors were taken to [[Kagoshima]], where they were forced to sign a number of oaths, swearing their loyalty and fealty to Satsuma. Only Tei Dô refused to sign. According to most accounts, he was beheaded on the spot.
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==References==
*Turnbull, Stephen. ''The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609''. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2009.
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