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*''Japanese'': 千竃氏 ''(Chikama-shi)''

The Chikama clan were retainers to the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan]] of [[Odawara castle|Odawara]], and in the 15th century controlled a section of [[Satsuma province]]. Extending their influence southward, they established some degree of control over (or perhaps merely trading posts located on) a number of islands in the northern [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû Islands]], clashing at times with the newly founded [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]].

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==References==
*Smits, Gregory. "[http://www.japanfocus.org/-Gregory-Smits/3409 Examining the Myth of Ryukyuan Pacifism]." ''The Asia-Pacific Journal'' 37-3-10 (September 13, 2010).

[[Category:Clans]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
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