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• Tameyoshi
  Tameyoshi was a late 16th century [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] official from [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]]. ...uri]] granted him this, and a yellow ''[[hachimaki]]'' court cap as marker of his status.
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• Yoronjima
  ...yukyu archipelago]]. It lies to the south of [[Okinoerabujima]], and north of [[Okinawa Island]]. ...ed authority from [[Yoron gusuku]], a fortress located at the southern tip of the island.
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• Sho Ei
  Shô Ei was the 13th king of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], reigning from [[1573]] to [[1587]]. ...the gate of [[Shuri castle]]; though originally hung only during the visit of the Ming envoys, King [[Sho Shitsu|Shô Shitsu]] later had it hung permanen
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• Okinawa Island
  [[File:Okinawa-battlemap.jpg|right|thumb|380px|Map of the Battle of Okinawa at Punchbowl Cemetery in Honolulu]] ...om]], and [[Shuri]], the former royal capital of the Kingdom, today a part of Naha City.
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• Keisei
  ...possibly in the [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû Islands]], he compiled an account of his experiences entitled ''[[Hyoto Ryukyukoku ki|Hyôtô Ryûkyûkoku ki]]' ...uey (ed.), ''The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia'', University of Hawaii Press (2017), 11.
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• Robert Walker Irwin
  *''Titles: Knight Commander of the Royal [[Order of Kalakaua]]''<ref>Odo and Sinoto, 24.</ref> ...related to the beginning of [[Japanese immigration to Hawaii]]. He was one of the first Americans to become a naturalized Japanese citizen, marrying a Ja
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• Cheng Fu
  ...Chûzan]] for a number of years in the early 15th century, during the reign of King [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]]. ...ng Mao|Wáng Mào]], by taking on some of the responsibilities of the office of prime minister.
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• Yonabaru Chochi
  ...stance against the [[1609]] [[Shimazu clan]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] and who later remained a prominent official in the Ryukyuan roya ...as eventually returned to Ryûkyû, where he later became a prominent member of the royal court.
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• Keraikedagusuku Yocho
  Keraikedagusuku Yôcho is considered one of the great figures in the history of [[Iriomote-jima]]. He lived from roughly the mid-15th century to the early ...o on Iriomote festivals, "Minzoku" (Folk Customs) exhibit, National Museum of Japanese History, Sakura, Chiba. Viewed July 2013.</ref>
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• Manchu language
  ...d in ''Ryûkyû kokuô sappô no zu'', handscroll, date unknown, University of Hawaii Collection.]] The Manchu language was one of the two official languages of China's [[Qing Dynasty]], being used alongside Chinese on most, if not all,
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• Tamekoro
  Tamekoro was a late 16th century [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] official from [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]]. ...e became the ''[[oyako|ôyako]]'' of Higashi (Setouchi) district, and later of Kasari.
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• Ushuku-oya
  ...d at, or coming from, the Ushuku area within Kasari district on the island of [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]]. Little is known about their lives and histo ...tions as ''[[oyako|ôyako]]'' of various districts on Amami over the course of the 1520s-1560s.
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• Periods of Okinawan History
  ...iods of [[Okinawa|Okinawan]] history are divided up differently from those of Japan. ...periodization from [[Richard Pearson]], ''Ancient Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2013), 3.</ref>
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• Kaiki
  ...used for receiving and entertaining [[Chinese investiture envoys]] to the kingdom. Huaiji came to Ryûkyû from [[Fujian]] during the reign of King [[Sho Shisho|Shô Shishô]] ([[1406]]-[[1421]]). He served under four
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• Kyojin
  ...f King [[Sho Seni|Shô Sen'i]] (r. [[1477]]) of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], and wife (queen) to Sen'i's nephew (her cousin) King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shi ...ô's urging and Shô Shin's orders, and escaped into exile for the remainder of his life.
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• Sultanate of Sulu
  ...Southeast Asia, parts of which are today divided between the modern states of the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia. ...connection which contributed dramatically to the prosperity and longevity of Sulu as a polity.
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• Ishinabe
  ...day [[Nagasaki prefecture]], these stone pots are one of a number of forms of archaeological evidence for ancient trade connections between "mainland" Ja ...uey (ed.), ''The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia'', University of Hawaii Press (2017), 13.
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• Kunigami Seikaku
  ...e-style name]] Mǎ Shùndé, was a [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] official of the late 16th century. ...ly should hold the esteemed title of Kunigami ''[[anji]]'', in recognition of Kunigami's great sacrifice.
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• Tokugawa jikki
  ...s]]. Compiled by [[Narushima Motonao]], it covers events from the founding of the shogunate in [[1603]] up through [[1786]]. ...uey (ed.), ''The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia'', University of Hawaii Press (2017), 72.</ref> at which time the ''jikki'' was formally presented
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• Miusuku Shishikadun
  ..., originally from elsewhere.<ref>Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 58.</ref> ...al, in [[1500]]. Following Shuri's suppression of Akahachi's uprising, six of Miusuku's children were appointed to official positions on Hateruma by the
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