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* ''Titles: Lord of [[Nakijin gusuku|Nakijin]], King of [[Hokuzan]] (c. [[1322]]-[[1395]])
* ''Japanese/Okinawan:'' 怕尼芝 ''(Haniji/Haneji)''
Haniji, sometimes spelled Haneji, was the founder of the kingdom of [[Hokuzan]], one of three kingdoms which existed for a time on the island of [[Okinawa]]. He ruled Hokuzan from roughly [[1322]] to [[1395]].
In the early 14th century, there was no centralized political authority on Okinawa, just a loose confederation of local chieftains, of which Haniji was one, under a nominal head chieftain. The hereditary chief of [[Nakijin gusuku|Nakijin]], Haniji gathered the chieftains of the north of the island into alliance with him and formed the polity of Hokuzan (Northern Mountain) after [[Tamagusuku]] became head chieftain of the island. Tamagusuku lacked the political ability, charisma, or leadership skills to command the loyalty of the chiefs, and so a number sided with Haniji, while a number of the chiefs of the southern portion of the island sided with [[Ofusato]], chief of [[Ozato gusuku|Ozato]] and formed the polity of [[Nanzan]] (Southern Mountain), leaving Tamagusuku with the central portion of the island, and the polity known as [[Chuzan|Chûzan]] (Middle Mountain).
Very little is known of the details of Haniji's life, or his rule. A lineage of officials in the royal bureaucracy by the name Haneji (羽地) would come to be descended from him; the most famous of these being [[Sho Shoken|Shô Shôken]] (1617-1675), also known as Haneji Chôshû.
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{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>Founder
|width="35%"|'''[[Hokuzan|Reign as King of Hokuzan]]'''<br> c. 1322-1395
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Min]]'''
|}
</center>
==References==
''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''
*[[George Kerr|Kerr, George H.]] (2000). Okinawa: the History of an Island People. (revised ed.) Boston: Tuttle Publishing.
==See also==
*[[Haneji Inland Sea]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
* ''Japanese/Okinawan:'' 怕尼芝 ''(Haniji/Haneji)''
Haniji, sometimes spelled Haneji, was the founder of the kingdom of [[Hokuzan]], one of three kingdoms which existed for a time on the island of [[Okinawa]]. He ruled Hokuzan from roughly [[1322]] to [[1395]].
In the early 14th century, there was no centralized political authority on Okinawa, just a loose confederation of local chieftains, of which Haniji was one, under a nominal head chieftain. The hereditary chief of [[Nakijin gusuku|Nakijin]], Haniji gathered the chieftains of the north of the island into alliance with him and formed the polity of Hokuzan (Northern Mountain) after [[Tamagusuku]] became head chieftain of the island. Tamagusuku lacked the political ability, charisma, or leadership skills to command the loyalty of the chiefs, and so a number sided with Haniji, while a number of the chiefs of the southern portion of the island sided with [[Ofusato]], chief of [[Ozato gusuku|Ozato]] and formed the polity of [[Nanzan]] (Southern Mountain), leaving Tamagusuku with the central portion of the island, and the polity known as [[Chuzan|Chûzan]] (Middle Mountain).
Very little is known of the details of Haniji's life, or his rule. A lineage of officials in the royal bureaucracy by the name Haneji (羽地) would come to be descended from him; the most famous of these being [[Sho Shoken|Shô Shôken]] (1617-1675), also known as Haneji Chôshû.
<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>Founder
|width="35%"|'''[[Hokuzan|Reign as King of Hokuzan]]'''<br> c. 1322-1395
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Min]]'''
|}
</center>
==References==
''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''
*[[George Kerr|Kerr, George H.]] (2000). Okinawa: the History of an Island People. (revised ed.) Boston: Tuttle Publishing.
==See also==
*[[Haneji Inland Sea]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
