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*[[Sho O|Prince Kin Tomoatsu]] - 金武王子朝敦

...udun line of royal princes, namely King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai's]] second son [[Sho In|Shô In]], and Shô In's descendants. ...ber of stone walls to either side of the tomb, known as ''sode'' (sleeves, O: ''sudi''). At the Ginowan-udun tomb, there are three such walls nested up

*''Titles'': 宜野湾王子 ''(J: Ginowan ôji, [[Okinawan language|O]]: Jinon wuuji, Prince Ginowan)'' Shô In was the second son of [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]], the last king of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. B

*''Titles:'' 読谷山王子 ''(Yomitanzan ôji / O: Yuntanzan wuuji)'' ...Kei]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], and half-brother to King [[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]]. At age 20, he served as Lead Envoy (''seishi'') on the [[

Shô Furi was the 6th son of King [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. ...ccession dispute]] broke out between Furi and his nephew (Kinpuku's son) [[Sho Shiro|Shô Shiro]]. Little is known about the details of the ensuing fighti

...iated Buddhist temple, [[Jin'o-ji|Jin'ô-ji]], as part of efforts by King [[Sho Gen|Shô Gen]] (r. [[1556]]-[[1572]]) to pray for the health of his eldest From the time of King [[Sho Ken|Shô Ken]] ([[1644]]) onwards, the king regularly visited the shrine in

*''Titles'': 浦添王子 ''(Urasoe ôji, [[Okinawan language|O]]: Urashii wuuji, Prince of Urasoe)'' ...r, with one of his great-grandsons taking the throne in [[1589]] as King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]].

...e age of 27. In [[1789]], when he was 38, he was appointed alongside [[Ryo Sho|Ryô Shô]] and [[Mo Chishi|Mô Chishi]] to train musicians who would trave

...right|thumb|320px|A [[ogo-e|posthumous official royal portrait]] of King [[Sho En|Shô En]]]] After [[Sho Hashi|Hashi]], king of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]], conquered the kingdoms of [[Hoku

*''Titles'': [[伊江]] 王子 ''(Ie ouji, O: Ii-wuuji / Prince Ie)'' ...ally pay respects to the [[Meiji Emperor]] on behalf of his nephew, King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]].

*''Other Names'': 天妃廟 ''(Tenpi-byou)'', 上天妃宮 ''(O: Kami nu Tinpi)'', 下天妃宮 ''(O: Shimu nu Tinpi)'' One of the shrine's bells dated to [[1456]], during the reign of King [[Sho Taikyu|Shô Taikyû]]. The inscription indicates that two [[bujo|magistrate

...s. A system of rank as indicated by hairpins was also introduced by King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] in [[1509]], around the same time as the ''[[hachimaki]]'' ...it. "Matayoshi going to China"), who is said to have learned metalworking (O: ''kan-zeeku'') in China; his successor to the family trade was then brough

...princess of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], the daughter of King [[Sho Taikyu|Shô Taikyû]] (r. [[1454]]-[[1461]]), and wife of [[Amawari]] (d. [ ...attendant, master fencer [[Oni Ogusuku|Oni Ôgusuku]] ([[Okinawan language|O]]: Uni Ufugushiku), returning to Shuri Castle and revealing her husband's i

*''Other Names'': 聞得大君加那志 ''(O: chifijin ganashi)'' ...u Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. The position was created in [[1478]] by King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]], who reorganized much of the royal court, aristocratic, an

Chôken became a close advisor to King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] in [[1868]], at the recommendations of Tsuhako ''ueekata'' a ...saidaikyû no urushi no ki. Shurijô no shûfuku, fukugen ga dekiru shokunin o sodatete moraitai"「首里城正殿は世界最大級の漆の器。首里

...ng descent from [[Sho Soken|Shô Sôken]] (Chôgi), the seventh son of King [[Sho Sei (尚清)|Shô Sei]] (r. [[1527]]-[[1555]]). Each successive head of the ...y, [[Ie Chochoku|Ie Chôchoku]] (Shô Ken), was born the fifth son of King [[Sho Ko (尚灝)|Shô Kô]] and was adopted into the Ie lineage.

...u kaji'' 南ぬ風 9 (2008/10-12), 3.; Kinjô Satoko 金城聡子, et al, "Maeda Kôin shi o itamu" 「前田孝允氏を悼む」, ''Shurijô kenkyû'' 首里城研究 ...eum, however, Maeda declined.<ref>Asato Susumu 安里進, et al, "Maeda Kôin shi o itamu" 「前田孝允氏を悼む」, ''Shurijô kenkyû'' 首里城研究

*''Other Names'': 魚小堀 ''([[Okinawan language|O]]: iyugumui)'', 円鑑池 ''(Enkanchi)'' ...ned by Chinese-born Ryukyuan official [[Kaiki]] during the reign of King [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], and collects water from the "''zuisen''" pure water spr

...ocumentary reference to Miyako-jôfu comes from a [[1583]] record of King [[Sho Ei|Shô Ei]] of Ryûkyû receiving a gift or tribute payment of the fabric. ...kaisetsu hen" 勝手に首里検定！解説編, ''Momoto Special Issue: Shuri, Ryûkyû no miyako o aruku'' モモト　別冊：首里・琉球の都をあるく (2013/8), 66

Initially, under Kings [[Sho Shisho|Shô Shishô]] (r. [[1406]]-[[1421]]) and [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]] ([[1422]]-[[1439]]) at the beginning of the 15th century ...ent became even more structured and well-established during the reign of [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] (r. [[1477]]-[[1526]]). It is unclear precisely when parti

...three types of flutes (''[[hichiriki]]'', ''[[ryuteki|ryûteki]]'', and ''[[sho|shô]]'') and percussion instruments such as the ''[[kakko]]'', ''[[shoko|s ...the [[O family|Ô family]] (多家) since ancient times, but around [[1100]], [[O no Suketada|Ô no Suketada]] was killed by [[Yamamura Masatsura]], and the

Ôzato gusuku ([[Okinawan language|O]]: Ufuzato gusuku), is traditionally said to have been the seat of power of Ôzato fell to [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], king of Chûzan, around [[1429]]. Having already conque

...nt of the [[Zen]] temple of [[Sogenji|Sôgen-ji]], and ended at Matsuoyama (O: ''Maachuu-yama'', now Matsuyama Park), in [[Kumemura]].<ref>Plaques on-sit ...al of [[Chinese investiture envoys]] for the [[investiture]] ceremony of [[Sho Kinpuku|Shô Kinpuku]]. It came to be called "Chôkôtei" after a Chinese e

...Ryukyuan aristocrat-official, and member of the [[Sanshikan]] under King [[Sho Iku|Shô Iku]] (r. [[1835]]-[[1847]]). He was the 11th head of the Ba Famil ...-御鎖之側--> (Minister of Foreign Affairs), and ''[[Mono bugyo|Mono bugyô]]'' (O: ''umun bujô'', Minister of Finance).

...to being more akin to lordly domains under a king. Around [[1526]], King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] made efforts to further this and solidify it, consolidatin ...r the king to force their obedience in this matter; the king's third son [[Sho Shoi|Shô Shôi]] was made [[Warden of the North]], however, and granted au

He was born in [[1843]]/7, the second son of King [[Sho Iku|Shô Iku]]. As his older brother died young, the future Shô Tai was th ...]] retainer [[Shima Yoshitake]] for 3000 [[yen]]. "Ryûkyû hanshu e teitaku o tamawaru" 「琉球藩主へ邸宅を賜はる」, ''Tokyo nichinichi shimb

...the creation of the Ryukyuan dance-drama form known as ''[[kumi odori]]'' (O: ''kumi udui''). ...ira Choki|Okudaira ''peechin'' Chôki]] performed six Noh dances for King [[Sho Kei|Shô Kei]] in [[1738]], and Chôki's son, [[Okudaira Chogi|Okudaira ''p

*''Other Names'': 玉冠 ''(O: tamanchaabui)'' ...the kings of Ryûkyû beginning in [[1427]], with the investiture of King [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]]. These crowns were originally produced in China, along w

...12th century, or possibly earlier, to some composed by the Queen of King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] (1589-1619). Though formally composed and recorded at these ...d divine songs. He further derived the term as referring to ''omori'' (お杜, O: ''umui''), a Ryukyuan word for sacred groves. [[Nakahara Zenchu|Nakahara Z

...saidaikyû no urushi no ki. Shurijô no shûfuku, fukugen ga dekiru shokunin o sodatete moraitai"「首里城正殿は世界最大級の漆の器。首里 ...n]] (built [[1501]]), and said to have been gifts from the court of King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] in 1500, are also among the earliest known extant examples

...d : made by Bishû Osafune ju Chikakage (active in Gen-O, 1319) [http://www.sho-shin.com/chikkag1.JPG Picture] ...su]], [[Okudaira Nobumasa]], and then the [[Matsudaira clan]]. [http://www.sho-shin.com/Nagamits.JPG Oshigata]

...le and diplomatic activity. Historically consisting of the four districts (O: ''yumachi'') of Higashi, Nishi, Izumisaki, and Wakasa, the city also (geog ...[[Okinawa Island]], founding the Kingdom of Ryûkyû and establishing the [[Sho dynasty|first Shô dynasty]].<ref>Uezato. p57.</ref> He then made Naha the

...one another for power and profit. At the beginning of the 15th century, [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], a lord from Chûzan, led violent campaigns defeating ma ...le, or having a great history of pacifism, often trace this back to King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] (r. [[1477]]-[[1526]]), claiming that he seized all the we

...rt occasion then came in [[1670]], at a celebration for the accession of [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] to the throne.<ref>Liao Zhenpei 廖真珮, "Ryûkyû kyûtei ...rse flute]] (横笛 or 橫簫, ''héng xiāo''), endblown flute (''[[dongxiao|dòngxiāo]]'', 洞簫; or ''kan''/''kwan'', 管), ''[[suona|suǒnà]]'' (嗩吶, an o

...lost. He therefore shut himself in the castle and together with his wife, O-Ichi, committed suicide while the castle keep burned around him. Hearing th

...sed 7 November 2009.</ref>, the last in [[1866]], for the investiture of [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]]<ref name=kerr352>Kerr. p352.</ref>. ...nvoys at the port, if something were against precedent or protocol. When [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] came to the throne in [[1587]], Ryukyuan requests for invest

...re brought to [[Okinawa Island]], and were granted an audience with King [[Sho Kinpuku|Shô Kinpuku]], at which time a sort of "fire pipe" (火筒) was de ...a "head of production of firearms / fire arrows"<!--比屋勢頭親雲上 or 火矢勢頭親雲上--> (O: ''hyaa shii du [[peechin]]'') named Matsuuji (in the Japanese reading of t

...d somewhat more loosely in earlier times, in the late 15th century, King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] formalized the priestesses into a kingdom-wide hierarchy, ...the creator deities Shinerikyo and Amamikyo, the sun ([[Okinawan language|O]]: ''tiida'') was also of great significance, and the king was considered "

...head of the instrument, a section known as the ''tin'' 天, or "heaven".<ref>O: ''tin'' or ''chira'', J: ''ten'', lit. "heaven"</ref> The ''tin'' bends gr ...s strings are played with a small claw-like piece called a ''chimi'' 爪<ref>O: ''chimi'', J: ''tsume'', lit. "claw"</ref>, made of [[water buffalo]] horn

...ummer version.<ref name=seasons>This practice was made mandatory by King [[Sho Shitsu|Shô Shitsu]] in [[1667]].</ref> On 5/4, or ''yukka nu hii'' (lit. "the fourth day"), [[dragon boats]] (O: ''haarii'') were raced.<ref>Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Tagu

...yū ki ni okeru Shurijō no yōsō to hensen” 「古琉球における首里城の様相と返遷」, in ''Shurijō o toku'' 首里城を解く, eds. Takara Kurayoshi 高良倉吉 and Shimamura ...hat [[Kaiki]] (Huái Jī), a prominent Chinese-born official in service to [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], oversaw the landscaping of the castle grounds in accord

[[Susa no O no Mikoto]], and was, together with the mirror and the claw-like jewel, the ...the Kissaki become to be greater as a logical consequence. This is called O-Kissaki. This type of sword was too long to wear it , so usually the Samura

...ata Katsuie]]. By this time he is married to a woman known as [[Nene]] (or O-ne); his mother had by now remarried, and through her marriage to a certain ...Masamori]]. When Katsuie heard the news, he shut himself up within Kit-no-sho in Echizen and committed suicide as Hideyoshi's army spilled into the provi