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*''Okinawan'': 大美御殿 ''(ufumi udun)''
 
*''Okinawan'': 大美御殿 ''(ufumi udun)''
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Ufumi udun was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] royal mansion originally built as a secondary palace for King [[Sho Sei|Shô Sei]] when he was still Crown Prince (before [[1487]]). It was located along Aijo-ufumichi, the main boulevard running west from the Chûzanmon of [[Shuri castle]]; more specifically, Ufumi udun was located immediately to the west of [[Nakagusuku udun]], across the street from [[Ankokuzen-ji]].
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Ufumi udun was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] royal mansion originally built as a secondary palace for King [[Sho Sei|Shô Sei]] when he was still Crown Prince (before [[1487]]). It was located along Aijo-ufumichi, the main boulevard running west from the Chûzanmon of [[Shuri castle]]; more specifically, Ufumi udun was located immediately to the east of [[Nakagusuku udun]], across the street from [[Ankokuzen-ji]].
    
The mansion was expanded in [[1547]], and it came to be used by the women of the castle to rest, and as a maternity hut, as well as for various family ceremonies of the Ryukyuan royal family.
 
The mansion was expanded in [[1547]], and it came to be used by the women of the castle to rest, and as a maternity hut, as well as for various family ceremonies of the Ryukyuan royal family.
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