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Hananchi is said to have had great military prowess, but to have relied too much on his personal strength and skill, to the detriment of his relationship with his retainers. When his home castle of [[Nakijin gusuku]] came under attack from the armies of [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]] in 1416, the attackers were kept at bay for a time, as the castle itself was quite strong. However, Hananchi was betrayed by a retainer, [[Motobu Taihara]]<!--本部平原-->, who opened the gates and allowed Shô Hashi's forces in. Defeated, Hananchi committed suicide<ref name=jinmei/>, supposedly with the famed sword [[Chiyoganemaru]].<ref>Gallery label, Naha City Museum of History, August 2013.</ref>
Hananchi is said to have had great military prowess, but to have relied too much on his personal strength and skill, to the detriment of his relationship with his retainers. When his home castle of [[Nakijin gusuku]] came under attack from the armies of [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]] in 1416, the attackers were kept at bay for a time, as the castle itself was quite strong. However, Hananchi was betrayed by a retainer, [[Motobu Taihara]]<!--本部平原-->, who opened the gates and allowed Shô Hashi's forces in. Defeated, Hananchi committed suicide<ref name=jinmei/>, supposedly with the famed sword [[Chiyoganemaru]].<ref>Gallery label, Naha City Museum of History, August 2013.</ref>
Much is unclear about Hananchi's reign; some have suggested that the ''-anchi'' portion of his name in fact refers to the aristocratic title ''[[anji]]'' 按司, making him perhaps "the ''anji'' of Han," though it then becomes unclear the placename this might refer to.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 83.</ref>
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|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Min]]'''
|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Bin]]'''
|width="35%"|'''[[Hokuzan|Reign as King of Hokuzan]]'''<br> 1397-1416
|width="35%"|'''[[Hokuzan|Reign as King of Hokuzan]]'''<br> 1397-1416
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''None'''
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