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*''Erected: [[1522]]''
*''Japanese'': 真玉湊碑文 ''(Madama minato himon)''
The ''Madama minato himon'' ("Madama harbor stele inscription") is a stele erected in [[1522]] just outside the [[Shureimon]] gate of [[Shuri castle]], the main royal palace of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]].
The monument commemorates the construction at that time, under King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]], of the [[Madama michi]] - a circle road around the capital - and an associated bridge, [[Madan bashi]], which would allow soldiers from [[Shuri]] and a number of areas to the south (i.e. [[Shimajiri]]) to come into the city and be able to help defend it in case of attack.
A reconstruction of the stele stands just outside the Shureimon today, alongside a reconstruction of the ''[[Kokuo shotoku hi|"Kokuô shôtoku hi]]'', a royal stele also originally erected in that location in 1522.
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==References==
*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 140.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
[[Category:Historical Documents]]
*''Japanese'': 真玉湊碑文 ''(Madama minato himon)''
The ''Madama minato himon'' ("Madama harbor stele inscription") is a stele erected in [[1522]] just outside the [[Shureimon]] gate of [[Shuri castle]], the main royal palace of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]].
The monument commemorates the construction at that time, under King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]], of the [[Madama michi]] - a circle road around the capital - and an associated bridge, [[Madan bashi]], which would allow soldiers from [[Shuri]] and a number of areas to the south (i.e. [[Shimajiri]]) to come into the city and be able to help defend it in case of attack.
A reconstruction of the stele stands just outside the Shureimon today, alongside a reconstruction of the ''[[Kokuo shotoku hi|"Kokuô shôtoku hi]]'', a royal stele also originally erected in that location in 1522.
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==References==
*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 140.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
[[Category:Historical Documents]]