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*''Japanese'': 義本 ''(Gihon)''
Gihon was a semi-legendary king of the [[Okinawa Island|Okinawan]] kingdom of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]]. According to traditional accounts, he succeeded King [[Shun Bajunki]] in [[1249]] and ruled roughly ten years, until [[1259]], when he abdicated, sent himself into exile, and was succeeded by a man named [[Eiso]].
Though Gihon had a son, Prince [[Urasoe Taruyoshi]] (b. 1249), it was Eiso and not this prince who succeeded him.
Little is known of the final events of Gihon's life, or the true whereabouts of his remains. Traditional accounts relate that he made his way deep into the forests at the northern end of [[Okinawa Island]] and died there; a site near [[Asumui utaki]] just south of [[Hedo no misaki]] is traditionally identified as his tomb.
The ''[[kumi udui]]'' play ''[[Koko no maki|Kôko no maki]]'' features King Gihon as one of the primary characters.
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==References==
*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 152-153.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]
Gihon was a semi-legendary king of the [[Okinawa Island|Okinawan]] kingdom of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]]. According to traditional accounts, he succeeded King [[Shun Bajunki]] in [[1249]] and ruled roughly ten years, until [[1259]], when he abdicated, sent himself into exile, and was succeeded by a man named [[Eiso]].
Though Gihon had a son, Prince [[Urasoe Taruyoshi]] (b. 1249), it was Eiso and not this prince who succeeded him.
Little is known of the final events of Gihon's life, or the true whereabouts of his remains. Traditional accounts relate that he made his way deep into the forests at the northern end of [[Okinawa Island]] and died there; a site near [[Asumui utaki]] just south of [[Hedo no misaki]] is traditionally identified as his tomb.
The ''[[kumi udui]]'' play ''[[Koko no maki|Kôko no maki]]'' features King Gihon as one of the primary characters.
{{stub}}
==References==
*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 152-153.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]