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• Sho Nei
  *''Titles:'' 琉球国王 ''(Ryûkyû-kokuô, King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]])([[1587]]-[[1620]])'' ...]] and was the first king of Ryûkyû to be a vassal to the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han]].
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• Famous Samurai Swords
  ...al figure, any given figure owned and used multiple swords over the course of their lives. ...able, there is an ''oshigata'', a professional drawing showing the details of the blade. Historical accuracy here is sometimes flexible due to the high e
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• Satto
  *''Titles: King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]] (c. 1355-1395)'' ...which would continue for roughly five hundred years, almost until the fall of the [[Qing Dynasty]].
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• Naminoue Shrine
  ...]], the primary shrine (一の宮, ''[[ichinomiya]]'') in the prefecture and one of the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines|Ryûkyû Eight Shrines]]. It sits atop a high bl ...age|Japanese]].</ref>, and later was incorporated into the Japanese system of Shinto shrines.
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• Hayashi Shihei
  ...ng national/cultural boundaries. Sakamaki-Hawley Collection, University of Hawaii Library.]] ...eign affairs matters. He was of no direct relation to the [[Hayashi clan]] of [[Confucianism|Confucian scholars]] in service to the shogunate.
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• Sho Shin
  [[Image:King Sho Shin.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Official royal portrait of Shô Shin.]] *''Titles:'' 琉球国王 ''(Ryûkyû-kokuô, King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]])([[1477]]-[[1526]])''
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• Chuzan
  * ''Becomes [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]: [[1429]]'' ...Hashi]]<ref>Technically, Hashi's father [[Sho Shisho|Shô Shishô]] was king of Chûzan in 1419, and neither was called "Shô" until that name was granted
  12 KB (1,903 words) - 12:25, 31 March 2018
• Morishima Churyo
  ...and ''[[Rangaku]]'' scholar of the late 18th century, known as the writer of numerous popularly-published books on foreign cultures, as well as for his ...e World Beyond the Walls: Morishima Chūryō (1756-1810) and the Development of Late Edo Fiction,” PhD dissertation, Harvard University (2011), 88.</ref>
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• Japanese immigration to Hawaii
  ...om [[Okinawan immigration to Hawaii|Okinawa]]. Japanese quickly became one of the largest and most influential ethnic groups in the islands, remaining so ...technology they might bring back with them. Most Japanese who traveled to Hawaii on three-year contracts, however, settled there permanently, and did not re
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• Shuri
  ...the [[Shureimon]] and [[Aijo-ufumichi|Aijô-ufumichi]] leading off the top of the image, and [[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]] and the [[Ryutan|Ryûtan]] [[File:Shuri-skyline.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The rooftops of [[Shuri castle]], as seen from the [[Ryutan|Ryûtan]] Pond, 2014.]]
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• Kishu Tokugawa Edo mansion
  ...le:Kishumansion.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Stone marker marking the former site of the Kishû Tokugawa mansion]] ...ily was no longer actively using the site, and in 1930, it became the site of residences for the [[Yi family]], the former Korean royal family who had no
  4 KB (680 words) - 14:43, 18 May 2017
• 1869
  == Timeline of 1869 == **1/5 Assassination of [[Yokoi Shonan]]
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• Kumemura
  ...s on missions to [[Edo]] and [[Beijing]], as well as heading the reception of [[Chinese investiture envoys]] in Ryûkyû, and drafting official diplomati ...e number of unrelated families over a period of some years, from a variety of places - in other words, to a more general immigration event.
  12 KB (1,742 words) - 12:54, 31 March 2018
• Yaeyama Islands
  ...nds are a group of islands in [[Okinawa prefecture]] near the southern end of the [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû archipelago]]. ...[[Hateruma Island]], plus [[Yonaguni Island]] at the far southwestern end of the Ryûkyû Island chain.
  13 KB (1,993 words) - 09:15, 30 August 2021
• Minamoto no Tametomo
  ...wa Island|Okinawa]] from Ôshima, and fathering [[Shunten]], the first king of Okinawa. ...his time there, it is said he married a woman named Shiranui, the daughter of [[Taira no Tadakuni]].
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• Gusuku
  [[Image:Shuri walls.jpg|right|thumb|320px|One section of the winding walls of [[Shuri castle]].]] [[File:Nakijin-walls.JPG|right|thumb|400px|A section of the walls of [[Nakijin gusuku]]]]
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• Okinawan tombs
  ...surrounding them bear much more in common with customs from certain parts of southern China. ...uey (ed.), ''The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia'', University of Hawaii Press (2017), 90-91.</ref>
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• Nakijin gusuku
  [[File:Nakijin-walls.JPG|right|thumb|400px|A view of the walls of the Shigema enclosure, seen from within the main enclosure]] [[File:Nakijin-model.JPG|right|thumb|400px|A model of the castle's walls, showing the overall layout]]
  9 KB (1,416 words) - 08:22, 1 June 2020
• Goryeo
  Goryeo, also known as Koryŏ, was a Korean kingdom lasting from [[918]] until [[1392]]. ...stone palace foundations.<ref name=natmus>Gallery labels, National Museum of Korea.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/48547245521/sizes/k/]</ref>
  6 KB (884 words) - 08:09, 18 August 2020
• Tamaudun
  ...name was originally written with different characters, 魂殿, meaning "palace of the spirits." ...sions for being entombed at Tamaudun, and lists nine names, including that of Shô Shin.
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