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::''Not to be confused with the Eiso [[Japanese Eras|era]], which ran from [[988]]-[[990]]''
*''Born: [[1229]]''
*''Died: [[1299]]''
*''Reign: [[1260]]-1299''
*''Japanese'': 英祖 ''(Eiso)''
Eiso was an early king of [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], who united parts of central and southern Okinawa and established the capital at [[Urasoe castle|Urasoe]]. He is sometimes identified as the first historical king of Okinawa, with all those before him seen as legendary.<ref>Pearson, 148.</ref>
Eiso is said to have been born at [[Iso gusuku]]. His reign is traditionally said to have lasted from [[1260]] to [[1299]], marking the beginning of a new dynasty after the previous king, [[Gihon]], went into exile.
He established the royal mausoleum at [[Urasoe yodore|Urasoe yôdore]] in [[1261]], and is entombed there.
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==References==
*[[Richard Pearson]], ''Ancient Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2013), 148.
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[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]