Changes

As the government of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû developed, beginning in the 15th century, and gradually established further centralized bureaucratic organization, the ''anji'' were moved to [[Shuri]], and the titles of lordship over the individual ''magiri'' became more a matter of status than of actual local governance; lower-ranking officials assigned and appointed by the central royal government governed the ''magiri'' on behalf of the nobles bearing the title of "lord" of each respective territory.

As the government of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû developed, beginning in the 15th century, and gradually established further centralized bureaucratic organization, the ''anji'' were moved to [[Shuri]], and the titles of lordship over the individual ''magiri'' became more a matter of status than of actual local governance; lower-ranking officials assigned and appointed by the central royal government governed the ''magiri'' on behalf of the nobles bearing the title of "lord" of each respective territory.

An extensive land survey was performed of all the ''magiri'' in [[1737]] to [[1750]]; known as the ''[[Qianlong jiandi]]'' in Chinese (J: ''Kenryû kenchi''), this survey resulted in the creation of some 25 highly accurate, detailed, and brightly colored maps of the districts known as ''[[magiri-zu]]''.<ref>Gallery labels, ''Ryukyu/Okinawa no chizu ten'', Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Feb 2017.</ref>

An extensive land survey was performed of all the ''magiri'' in [[1737]] to [[1750]]; known as the ''[[Qianlong land survey|Qianlong jiandi]]'' in Chinese (J: ''Kenryû kenchi''), this survey resulted in the creation of some 25 highly accurate, detailed, and brightly colored maps of the districts known as ''[[magiri-zu]]''.<ref>Gallery labels, ''Ryukyu/Okinawa no chizu ten'', Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Feb 2017.</ref>

Most if not all of the placenames associated with the ''magiri'' survived into the post-war period (mid-to-late 20th century), when villages began to be combined into new towns and cities with new names in a process called ''gappei''.

Most if not all of the placenames associated with the ''magiri'' survived into the post-war period (mid-to-late 20th century), when villages began to be combined into new towns and cities with new names in a process called ''gappei''.