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*''Japanese'': 地頭 ''(jitou)''
*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 地頭 ''(jitou/jitu)''
The ''jitô'' were local officials appointed by the [[government of the Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan court]] to serve as district administrators, after the ''[[anji]]'' (local lords) were removed from their lands by King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] in the early 16th century.
The ''jitô'' were local officials appointed by the [[government of the Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan court]] to serve as district administrators, after the ''[[anji]]'' (local lords) were removed from their lands by King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] in the early 16th century.