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| − | Tameharu was the name of a man believed to have been the first [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] official to administer [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] for the kingdom. Little is known about him, except that he came from [[Okinawa Island]], had a wife who was also Okinawan, took up his post on Amami as ''Sui-ufuyaku'' (J: ''Shuri ôyako'') in [[1506]], and later died on Okinawa at the age of 61. | + | Tameharu was the name of a man believed to have been the first [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] official to administer [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] for the kingdom. Little is known about him, except that he came from [[Okinawa Island]], had a wife who was also Okinawan, took up his post on Amami as ''[[Shuri oyako|Sui-ufuyaku]]'' (J: ''Shuri ôyako'') in [[1506]] at the age of 23, and later died on Okinawa at the age of 61. |
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| + | He sent his son [[Tamemitsu]] to [[Shuri]] to apprentice under a court official based there; Tamemitsu later returned to Amami to become ''[[oyako|ôyako]]'' of Higa (Setouchi Higashi) district. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | *Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 179. | + | *Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 179-180. |
[[Category:Ryukyu]] | [[Category:Ryukyu]] | ||
[[Category:Muromachi Period]] | [[Category:Muromachi Period]] | ||
[[Category:Other Historical Figures]] | [[Category:Other Historical Figures]] | ||
Revision as of 05:29, 9 February 2020
- Japanese: 為春 (Tameharu)
Tameharu was the name of a man believed to have been the first Ryûkyû Kingdom official to administer Amami Ôshima for the kingdom. Little is known about him, except that he came from Okinawa Island, had a wife who was also Okinawan, took up his post on Amami as Sui-ufuyaku (J: Shuri ôyako) in 1506 at the age of 23, and later died on Okinawa at the age of 61.
He sent his son Tamemitsu to Shuri to apprentice under a court official based there; Tamemitsu later returned to Amami to become ôyako of Higa (Setouchi Higashi) district.
References
- Gregory Smits, Maritime Ryukyu, University of Hawaii Press (2019), 179-180.
