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...as a local hero, as though he were a member of the indigenous community of Hateruma, Miusuku and many of his prominent allies and rivals may have in fact been ...prising, six of Miusuku's children were appointed to official positions on Hateruma by the Shuri court.

...tress located atop a 25-meter high hill on the northern side of [[Hateruma Island]].

...as far east as the [[Kanto|Kantô]], and as far south & west as [[Hateruma Island]] in the southern [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû Islands]]. Made from stone mine

Oyake Akahachi was a Ryukyuan local chief (''[[anji]]'') of [[Ishigaki Island]] who led a rebellion against [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Okinawan]] authorities in ...ainst Akahachi, overwhelming his forces and moving on to attack [[Yonaguni Island]] as well.

...right|thumb|320px|A 20th century ''takakura'' storehouse from [[Okinoerabu Island]], on display today at the [[Okinawa Prefectural Museum]]]] ...building overall. In contrast, a style of granary exclusive to [[Hateruma Island]] uses straight vertical walls, and thus more closely resembles a normal ho

...ot a name, but rather means "great leader."</ref> was born on [[Hateruma]] Island and traveled to [[Ishigaki-jima]] at the age of eight<ref name=jinmei/>. Ac ...himself escaped to Iriomote, and alerted [[Nakasone Tuyumya]] of [[Miyako Island]] to alert Shuri to send forces to stop Akahachi's "rebellion."<ref name=sm

...nto indigenous communities distinctive and characteristic of each separate island, some scholars suggest that many were likely ''[[wako|wakô]]'' leaders, or ...he government of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] (based on [[Okinawa Island]], to the north) extending more direct control over the Miyakos and Yaeyama

...Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] in [[1609]]. Those islands north of [[Okinawa Island]] were annexed by Satsuma at that time and remain part of [[Kagoshima prefe ...Islands (Okinawa pref.) - incl. Okinawa Island, [[Izena Island]], [[Iheya Island]], [[Kumejima]], [[Iejima]], and the [[Kerama Islands]]

...cy of Ryukyu|elites]], and particularly in the central region of [[Okinawa Island]]. However, Ryûkyû is also home to its own native/indigenous religion, a ...inging ''[[yugafu|yugafû]]'' (good fortune); this is reenacted in numerous island festivals, with a villager often dressing as Miruku and paddling to shore f

...land]], plus [[Yonaguni Island]] at the far southwestern end of the Ryûkyû Island chain. ..., are known for their wildlife and natural beauty. Roughly 85% of Iriomote island is national property, as protected nature reserves, and is home to many uni

...daka'' of the islands administered by the kingdom, i.e. those from Okinawa Island in the north to the Sakishimas in the south, the Shimazu and the Tokugawa s ...[[Okinawa]], the kingdom was formed by the unification in 1419-1429 of the island, which had been previously divided into [[Sanzan period|three kingdoms]]. I