Kyan was a Buddhist monk<ref>"Kian." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encylclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41021-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo].1 March 2003. Accessed 24 November 2009.</ref>, advisor to King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu]], and the author of ''[[Kyan nikki]]'', one of the only extant primary source documents relating the events of the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] from the Ryukyuan side of the conflict. | Kyan was a Buddhist monk<ref>"Kian." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encylclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41021-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo].1 March 2003. Accessed 24 November 2009.</ref>, advisor to King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu]], and the author of ''[[Kyan nikki]]'', one of the only extant primary source documents relating the events of the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] from the Ryukyuan side of the conflict. |