Difference between revisions of "Chikama clan"
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*''Japanese'': 千竃氏 ''(Chikama-shi)'' | *''Japanese'': 千竃氏 ''(Chikama-shi)'' | ||
| − | The Chikama clan were retainers to the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan | + | The Chikama clan were retainers to the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan]], and in the 15th century controlled a section of [[Satsuma province]]. Extending their influence southward, they established some degree of control over (or perhaps merely trading posts located on) a number of islands in the northern [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû Islands]], clashing at times with the newly founded [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. |
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Latest revision as of 19:48, 25 March 2012
- Japanese: 千竃氏 (Chikama-shi)
The Chikama clan were retainers to the Hôjô clan, and in the 15th century controlled a section of Satsuma province. Extending their influence southward, they established some degree of control over (or perhaps merely trading posts located on) a number of islands in the northern Ryûkyû Islands, clashing at times with the newly founded Ryûkyû Kingdom.
References
- Smits, Gregory. "Examining the Myth of Ryukyuan Pacifism." The Asia-Pacific Journal 37-3-10 (September 13, 2010).
