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...Okinawa]]. Prior to the 15th century relocation of the royal capital from Urasoe to Naha, Makiminato was one of the chief ports of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|king ...on of Ryukyu]]; a Ryukyuan group, including official [[Kyan ueekata|Kyan ''ueekata'' Bangen]], came ashore at Makiminato as well, earlier in the battle, when

...h of the Uruku ''dunchi'' Ba family started by [[Urasoe Ryosen|Ba Urasoe ''ueekata'' Ryôsen]]<!--馬良詮-->. This branch held the position of ''[[jito (Ryu ...ûka]]'' poems, towards the end of his life he came to be known as ''kunshi ueekata'', or, roughly, "the gentleman official." He was also known for his talent

...advisors & administrators) alongside [[Tei Do|Tei Dô]] and [[Urasoe Choshi|Urasoe Chôshi]]. He is known for his role in resisting the [[1609]] [[Shimazu cla Ryôhô was born in [[1551]], the second son of [[Nago Ryoin|Nago ''ueekata'' Ryôin]]. He is considered the third generation of the Ma lineage (Oroku

*''Titles'': 前川親方 ''(Maekawa ueekata)'',　前川親雲上 ''(Maekawa peechin)'' He was a seventh-generation descendant of Prince [[Sho Iko|Urasoe Chôman]]<!--浦添王子朝満・尚維衡-->, eldest son of King [[Sho Sh

*1873/7 [[Urasoe ueekata]], serving as a representative of Ryûkyû, seeks to meet with Soejima but *1873/8 [[Yonabaru ueekata]] meets with Foreign Minister Soejima following the latter's return from Ch

...|400px|The grave of Tamagusuku Chôkun, just outside the Maeda Tunnel, in [[Urasoe]] City]] ...''; Magistrate of Dance) in [[1715]]. The title was first held by [[Tansui Ueekata]] (1623-1683), and was a post chiefly responsible for organizing the formal

...inscription on a monument near [[Naminoue Shrine]], reading Tei Dô [[Jana ueekata]] Rizan ''kenshô hi'' (monument), thus showing his multiple names.]] ...s well; though he is by far the most famous figure to hold the title of "''ueekata'' of Jana," this is merely a title, not an individual name, and many would

...rney the rest of the way to Shuri on foot. According to Kyan, while Nago ''ueekata'' gave himself over to the Shimazu forces as a hostage by way of attempting ...cimated the defending forces, and then the wooden gates were busted in; at Urasoe, the attackers also burnt down a Buddhist temple, the [[Ryufuku-ji|Ryûfuku

...yukyuans resident in the city, including two bearing the titles Gusukuma ''ueekata'' and Kochinda ''peechin'', sharing drinks and [[sanshin|songs]] with them,

...Okinawa, establishing the Kingdom of Ryûkyû, and moving the capital from [[Urasoe]] to [[Shuri]]. Shô Hashi relocated the capital from [[Urasoe]] to [[Shuri]], nearer to the scholar-bureaucrat center of [[Kumemura]], an