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A man named Chiyagumori was considered the second-generation head of this lineage, and held a number of official positions as ''[[oyako|ôyako]]'' of various districts on Amami over the course of the 1520s-1560s.

A man named Chiyagumori was considered the second-generation head of this lineage, and held a number of official positions as ''[[oyako|ôyako]]'' of various districts on Amami over the course of the 1520s-1560s.

His son, Inutarugane, is recorded as having been lost at sea while traveling to [[Shuri]] in [[1579]] to be granted an official post. Inutarugane's son in turn, Umitarugane, was a child studying at the royal [[Zen]] temple [[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]] in Shuri at the time; hearing of his father's death, he returned to Amami.

His son, Inutarugane, is recorded as having been lost at sea while traveling to [[Shuri]] in [[1579]] to be granted an official post. Inutarugane's son in turn, Umitarugane, was a child studying at the royal [[Zen]] temple [[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]] in Shuri at the time; hearing of his father's death, he returned to Amami. When [[Shimazu clan]] forces [[invasion of Ryukyu|invaded the island]] in [[1609]], Umitarugane is said to have surrendered quickly, receiving a five ''[[koku]]'' [[stipend]] from the Shimazu as a result.<ref>Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', 227.</ref>

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==References==

==References==

*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 181.

*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 181.

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