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After a failed attempt at negotiations at [[Nakijin]], where he and his team were simply rebuffed and did not meet with General [[Kabayama Hisataka]] at all, Kyan tried again to negotiate with the invaders at [[Yomitan]] and was rebuffed again. He then sought to return to Shuri by ship, but storms forced his boat to make port at [[Makiminato]]. Kyan returned to Shuri on foot, witnessing the burning of villages by the invading forces as he made his way back through torrential rain<ref>Turnbull, Stephen. ''The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609''. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2009. pp37-38.</ref>. Once [[Shuri castle]] itself was under attack, further attempts at negotiation were considered but ultimately not undertaken, as it was decided it was too late<ref>Turnbull. p44.</ref>.

After a failed attempt at negotiations at [[Nakijin]], where he and his team were simply rebuffed and did not meet with General [[Kabayama Hisataka]] at all, Kyan tried again to negotiate with the invaders at [[Yomitan]] and was rebuffed again. He then sought to return to Shuri by ship, but storms forced his boat to make port at [[Makiminato]]. Kyan returned to Shuri on foot, witnessing the burning of villages by the invading forces as he made his way back through torrential rain<ref>Turnbull, Stephen. ''The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609''. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2009. pp37-38.</ref>. Once [[Shuri castle]] itself was under attack, further attempts at negotiation were considered but ultimately not undertaken, as it was decided it was too late<ref>Turnbull. p44.</ref>.

After the fall of [[Shuri]] and the capture of King Shô Nei, Kyan was one of a number of officials who were taken, along with the king, to Japan. His ''Kyan nikki'' ("Diary of Kyan") covers in detail roughly two and half years, from the invasion through the king's return to Ryûkyû in [[1611]].

After the fall of [[Shuri]] and the capture of King Shô Nei, Kyan was one of a number of officials who were taken, along with the king, to Japan. His ''Kyan nikki'' ("Diary of Kyan"), written sometime in the early 1620s,<ref>''Ryûkyû shisetsu, Edo he iku!'' 琉球使節、江戸へ行く！, Okinawa Prefectural Museum (2009), 47.</ref> covers in detail roughly two and half years, from the invasion through the king's return to Ryûkyû in [[1611]].

Following their return, Kyan was made head of [[tea ceremony]], and was eventually granted the rank & title of ''ueekata''.

Following their return, Kyan was made head of [[tea ceremony]], and was eventually granted the rank & title of ''ueekata''.