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 the 9th head of the Tei family.<ref>Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014.</ref> | 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 the 9th head of the Tei family.<ref>Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014.</ref> |