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• Eugene Van Reed
  ...e Miller Van Reed was the first consul general representing the Kingdom of Hawaii in Japan, serving in that post from [[1866]] until [[1873]]. ...waii, and the United States, resulting in official Japanese immigration to Hawaii not beginning until [[1885]], after lengthy negotiations.
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• Order of Kamehameha I
  ...[[Kalakaua|Kalākaua]] in the 1870s-80s, and named after the founder of the kingdom. ...ip around the World as Recorded in His Personal Diary", ''Hawaiian Journal of History'' 10 (1976), 62.
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• Nakasone Shozan
  ...e Shôzan was a court painter in the service of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. ...ms and Manners of Okinawa" (''Okinawa fûzoku no zu'') in the University of Hawaii collection.
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• Akamine Mamoru
  ...ern [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], and a professor at the [[University of the Ryukyus]]. ...uey (ed.), ''The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia'', University of Hawaii Press (2017).
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• Ando Taro
  ...Robert Walker Irwin]] in Tokyo earlier that year, to be formally signed in Hawaii. ...nity in other respects. He was particularly disheartened by the prevalence of gambling and prostitution by Japanese in the islands.
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• Order of Kalakaua
  ...he Order of Kalākaua granted to [[Nagasaki Seigo]] in [[1881]]. Collection of the Bishop Museum.]] ...[[David Kalakaua|David Kalākaua]], second-to-last reigning monarch of the kingdom.
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• Kyuyo
  ...Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. It was compiled by [[Tei Heitetsu]] and a group of other Ryukyuan Confucian scholar-officials c. [[1743]] to [[1745]]. *Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 3.
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• Moshikuchiho
  ...ikan]]'', it formed the highest administrative and legislative body in the kingdom, known as the ''[[hyojoju|hyôjôju]]'' or the ''wii-nu-uza''. ...so served among the [[Council of Fifteen]]. The ministry oversaw a variety of matters relating to law enforcement and justice, palace affairs, harbor mai
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• Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh
  Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh served as the United States of America's Resident Minister in Japan from [[1866]] to [[1869]]. ...en Japan and the [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Kingdom of Hawai'i]] on behalf of the kingdom.
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• Tripitaka
  ...sing some 80,000 woodblocks, it is considered the most complete collection of Mayahana Buddhist scriptures ever compiled.<ref>Gallery labels, Royal Ontar ...the 1450s or 1460s.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 130-131.</ref>
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• Hyojoju
  ...uey (ed.), ''The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia'', University of Hawaii Press (2017), 81.</ref> ...d with the [[Council of Fifteen]] - the heads of the major branches of the kingdom's government, or provided approval to the Fifteen to take action. Occasiona
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• Tameharu
  ...yako'') in [[1506]] at the age of 23, and later died on Okinawa at the age of 61. ...sed there; Tamemitsu later returned to Amami to become ''[[oyako|ôyako]]'' of Higa (Setouchi Higashi) district.
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• Tameaki
  ...r of noble rank, he returned to Amami and later became ''[[oyako|ôyako]]'' of Kasari district. *Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 180.
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• John Kapena
  ...s titles, honors, and genealogical qualifications as the rightful occupant of the Hawaiian throne. *Stacy Kamehiro, ''The Arts of Kingship'', University of Hawaii Press (2009), 35-36.
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• Shu Kokushun
  ...or Zhōu Guójùn, was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|scholar-aristocrat]] who traveled to [[Fuzhou]] in the 1660s to stud ...uey (ed.), ''The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia'', University of Hawaii Press (2017), 90.
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• Fifteen Injunctions
  ...1611]]/9/19, following the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion]] of his kingdom by forces from [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima domain]]. ...se bearing ''go-hangyô'' licenses issued by Kagoshima authorities; and the kingdom was forbidden from engaging in any additional independent trade.
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• Sho Kohaku
  ...ô Gen]] of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], and eldest brother of Shô Gen's successor, [[Sho Ei|Shô Ei]]. Kôhaku never acceded to the thro *Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 144.
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• Jireisho
  ...scholar-aristocrat [[Sho Yushi|Shô Yûshi]] to the position of Mekaru ôyako of [[Iheya Island]]]] ...fficial documents issued by the royal court of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] appointing individuals to government posts. ''Jireisho'' were used both t
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• Order of the Chrysanthemum
  The Order of the Chrysanthemum was the highest Order the Emperor could bestow. A new higher level of the Order was established on [[1888]]/1/4, the Order of the Chrysanthemum with Chain.
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• Ryukyuan royal seal
  ...d in ''Ryûkyû kokuô sappô no zu'', handscroll, date unknown, University of Hawaii Collection.]] ...13-14. </ref> It was used to authorize official documents, both within the kingdom, and in communications with foreign courts.
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• Council of Fifteen
  ...ingdom]]. It ranked just below the [[Sanshikan]] (Council of Three) in the kingdom's political hierarchy, and was also known as the ''shicha nu za'', or "Lowe ...ichô nushidori]]'', and the seven heads and six ''ginmiyaku'' (vice-heads) of the ''[[sasu no soba]]''<!--鎖之側-->, the ''[[soshi kuri|sôshi kuri]]'
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• Kuniyoshi-maru
  ...'Kuniyoshi-maru'' was a [[Shimazu clan]] vessel which traveled to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] on several notable occasions in the late 16th century. ...hip was beheaded, and cited this among a list of offenses committed by the kingdom against maintaining a good relationship with the Shimazu.
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• Umun bujo
  ...ly held by three officials, all of whom enjoyed positions on the [[Council of Fifteen]]. ...ion oversaw official stipends paid out to fief-holders, and the collection of rents from those who owed such payments to the government. And the Preparat
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• Keijo sanshin
  ...n'' so designated are of the Makabi style, one of seven predominant styles of ''sanshin''. ...ven at a far distance, at dawn (O: ''kei'', lit. "open", as in the opening of the day).
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• Kanna Kenwa
  ...er, [[Kazoku|Marquis]]) [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], and an admiral in the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]. ...f>Franklin Odo and Kazuko Sinoto, ''A Pictorial History of the Japanese in Hawaii 1885-1924'', Bishop Museum (1985), 80.</ref>
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• Kimi (priestess)
  ...as part of a broader effort to consolidate power under the control of the kingdom / royal court. ...rect relatives of the royal household, with the exception of the priestess of [[Kimihae]] on [[Kumejima]].
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• Io Torishima
  ...[[Kagoshima prefecture]], Iô Torishima is administered as part of the city of [[Kumejima]], [[Okinawa prefecture]]. ...ish it from the [[Iwo Jima|island of the same name]] famous for the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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• Xia Ziyang
  ...ûkyû Kingdom]] prior to the [[Shimazu clan]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] in [[1609]]. ...nd on the protection of deities, dismissing rumors of invasion and reports of massing ships, and refusing to devote any significant resources or urgency
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• Shoeishishi
  ...entury, ostensibly the uncle of [[Shosatto|Shôsatto]], king of the kingdom of [[Nanzan]]. Despite not being a king himself, Shôeishishi sent [[tribute]] *Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 78.
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• Sashiki gusuku
  ...e of the ''gusuku'' grounds.<ref>Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 117.</ref> Following the overthrow of the First Shô Dynasty and establishment of the Second Shô Dynasty by [[Sho En|Shô En]] in [[1470]], Sashiki was left
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• Sai Ei
  ...ir records showed no such robes included among the gifts bestowed upon the kingdom in that year. *Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 135-136.
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• Ya Lanpao
  ...[[Bunei]] in the late 14th century, and perhaps into the very first years of the 15th century. *Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 112.
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• Madama minato himon
  ...of [[Shuri castle]], the main royal palace of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. ...[[Shimajiri]]) to come into the city and be able to help defend it in case of attack.
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• Momourasoe rankan monument
  ...g the praises of King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. ...nistration, and bureaucracy.<ref>Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 139-140.</ref>
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• Murayama Toan
  ...tian]] and a townsman of Nagasaki, he was selected from among the townsmen of the city to serve as ''daikan'' and was formally appointed by [[Toyotomi Hi ...he [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] warned [[Ming dynasty|Beijing]] of his plans. Ultimately, only three ships arrived in Taiwan and were quickly
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• Tamemitsu
  Tamemitsu was a 16th century [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] government official from a prominent family on [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshi ...in [[1533]]. He married the daughter of a local village head, the headman of Beru Village in Kasari district.<!--笠利町辺留-->
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• Doan
  ...hist monk who acted as a formal representative of the king of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom]] in several official missions to [[Joseon]] (Korea) in the 1450s. ...ies generally indicate that Dôan was doing so as an intermediary on behalf of the Ryukyuan court, some sources suggest he may have purchased the Koreans
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• Sho Chu
  *''Titles: Warden of the North (1422-1440); King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] (1440-1444)'' Shô Chû was the third king of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]].
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• Samekawa
  ...was one generation older, being the grandfather of Shô Shishô.</ref> Much of what is known about him comes from legends and folklore sources and very li ...ii Press (2019), 107.</ref> One element of this evidence is the similarity of placenames between Sashiki - the area in southern Okinawa where Samekawa, S
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• Gusuku period
  ...r land and power. The islands first began to become unified toward the end of this period. Trade and other interactions with both China and Japan were ac ...uey (ed.), ''The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia'', University of Hawaii Press (2017), 12.</ref>
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• Toma Juchin
  ...s known for his role in currency reform within the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. ...stands as an example of the fluidity of identity at the time, in a handful of notable marginal cases at least.
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• Toyama Kyuzo
  [[File:Toyama-kyuzo.JPG|right|thumb|400px|Statue of Tôyama Kyûzô in Kin Town, Okinawa]] Tôyama Kyûzô is considered the father (or grandfather) of Okinawan immigration.
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• O Kisho
  ...oyal council in the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] - in the early years of the 17th century. ...ather than, necessarily, actual wrongdoing on Kishô's part. He was cleared of the accusations and restored to his position in [[1608]].
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• Seii
  *''Titles:'' 中山国王 (J: ''Chûzan-kokuô, King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]]) (c. 1336-1354)'' ...n government affairs, and her corruption. The king's mother took advantage of her privileges and position, and severely damaged popular support for her s
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• Sho Seni
  *''Titles: King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] (1477)'' ...a king of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]. The younger brother of King [[Sho En|Shô En]], he inherited the throne in 1477 upon his brother's
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• Tortoise shell
  [[File:Courtesan-kabuki-wigs.jpg|right|thumb|320px|[[Courtesan]] wigs for Hawaii [[Kabuki]], loaded with fake (plastic) tortoiseshell hair ornaments]] ...oise shell has been used throughout East Asia for centuries, for a variety of purposes. In ancient China, tortoise shells were used for [[divination]] pu
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• Curtis Piehu Iaukea
  ...: Indigenous and Diasporic Peoples Unsettle the Nation-State'', University of Alberta (2012), 230n15.</ref> but Kalakaua was accompanied by [[Charles H. ...gn Minister [[Inoue Kaoru]] and others regarding [[Japanese immigration to Hawaii]].
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• Yosoidon
  ...n particularly for her role in pushing for, or engineering, the abdication of Shô En's brother and successor [[Sho Seni|Shô Sen'i]], so that her son, S ...n very soon afterwards. While the details of Yosoidon's involvement in all of these developments are unclear, the political context and circumstances str
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• Gushikawa anji
  ...û Kingdom]] (that is, the king/lord of [[Shuri]] on the neighboring island of [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]) invaded and conquered Kumejima. ...and controlling the nearby harbor of Yamato-domari as well as some or all of Kume's roughly thirteen [[iron]]-working centers, Gushikawa would have been
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• Daijiji Seiin
  ...Shimazu clan]] on several missions to and from the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] in the 1580s-1600s. ...struction of the Shimazu clan and military action taken against the Ryûkyû Kingdom if [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]] were not to take action.
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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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• Ryukyuan currency
  Trade in the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] was largely conducted using [[Chinese currency]], especially in the premo ...ed on-island. These ''taisei tsûhô'', inscribed with the phrase 大世通宝, were of poor quality and may have been made directly from [[Ming dynasty]] coins pr
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• Tenson
  ...o the people of practices or technologies such as agriculture, the brewing of alcohol, telling time by the moon, living indoors, and cooking with fire. ...ed at any time by three well-defined territorial states (i.e. the kingdoms of Chûzan, Hokuzan, and Nanzan) has come under heavy critique.
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• Hidari gomon
  ...a-like shapes organized together to form a circle, with the circular heads of the three pointing in a clockwise fashion; this shape, common throughout Ja ...f these by Shô Toku.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 118.</ref>
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• Tanegashima Hisatoki
  Tanegashima Hisatoki was a late 16th-early 17th century lord of the islands of [[Tanegashima]], [[Yakushima]], and [[Erabushima]]. ...n [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]].
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• Sho Gen
  *''Titles: King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]'' ...al advisors. His reign marked the beginning of the Council's demonstration of significantly greater effectiveness and efficiency than previously.
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• Bin
  ::''Not to be confused with the Okinawan village of Bin. See [[Bin (village)]], and [[保栄茂]].'' ...iji]], seem to suggest that Haniji ruled until [[1395]], the circumstances of Bin's rule are particularly unclear.
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• Order of the Rising Sun
  ...ablished by the [[Meiji Emperor]] and the [[Daijo-kan|Daijô-kan]] (Council of State) on [[1875]]/4/10. ...lowers." The latter was established on [[1888]]/1/4, alongside the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]] with Chain.
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• Nago Ryoin
  ...m]], in the late 16th century. He is considered the second hereditary head of the Ba lineage (Oroku house). ...that Ryôin resigned - or was forced to - as a result of the rise to power of a more anti-Shimazu faction at court.
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• Cai Zhang
  ...u]] on the way home to Ryûkyû from an embassy to [[Beijing]], led a number of his compatriots in murdering a Fuzhou resident named Chén Èrguān and his ...an agents will be held accountable for their crimes, and imposing a series of restrictions on Ryûkyû's privileges in the [[tribute]] trade.
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• Karate
  ...omprises a specific set of schools, forms, and styles, with a specific set of histories. ...ocrat [[Itosu Anko|Itosu Ankô]], considered by many today to be the father of modern karate, then introduced this form into the Okinawan public schools i
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• Vermillion
  ...d in ''Ryûkyû kokuô sappô no zu'', handscroll, date unknown, University of Hawaii Collection.]] ...hinto shrines]], [[Yoshiwara]] teahouses, [[torii]] gates, and other types of buildings. In addition to these architectural uses, and in seals in general
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• Sai Kei
  ...d rule was somewhat shaky; he therefore felt strongly about the importance of having the investiture ceremonies be performed as usual, to not shed any ad *Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 216.
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• Naata Ufushu
  ...ushu." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p53.</ref>'' ...f the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] in suppressing the rebellion of [[Oyake Akahachi]], another regional chieftain.
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• Sho Furi
  [[File:Shofuri-tomb.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Tomb of Shô Furi and his wife]] ...the 6th son of King [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]].
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• Hokuzan kanshu
  ...utaki]] at Nakijin.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 97.</ref> ...akijin). Shô Chû later (in [[1440]]) went on to succeed his father as king of Ryûkyû, relocating to [[Shuri castle]] at that time.<ref>"[http://ryukyus
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• Charles Wolcott Brooks
  ...n San Francisco, conducting dealings with China, Japan, and the Kingdom of Hawaii. Brooks wrote a volume on Japanese castaways entitled ''Japanese Wrecks Str *John Van Sant, et al, ”Brooks, Charles Wolcott,” ''Historical Dictionary of United States – Japan Relations'', The Scarecrow Press (2007), 56.
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• Kikoe-ogimi
  ..., “An Impossible Possibility,” in Nakasone (ed.), ''Okinawan Diaspora'', U Hawaii Press (2002), 6, citing William Lebra, ''Okinawan religion, belief, ritual, of Hawai‘i Press (1966), 21.</ref>
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• City of Tokio
  ...ip to carry [[Japanese immigration to Hawaii|Japanese contract laborers to Hawaii]]. ...ide, weighing just over 5000 tons, and boasted a single screw, a top speed of 15 knots, compound engines, four masts, and two funnels.
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• Sho Toku
  *''Titles: King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] (1461-1469)'' ...First Shô Dynasty. According to traditional accounts, he was the third son of King [[Sho Taikyu|Shô Taikyû]], who he succeeded in [[1461]].
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• Hyoto Ryukyukoku ki
  The ''Hyôtô Ryûkyû koku ki'' is a record of the experiences of a group of Japanese castaways who, in [[1243]], set out from [[Ojika Island]] and beca ...ncludes description and depiction of a battle between two different groups of Ryukyuans, armed with shields and spears. It also describes the castaways'
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• Inoue Kaoru
  [[File:Inoue-kaoru-okitsu.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Statue of Inoue at [[Okitsu]], in [[Shizuoka City]].]] ...880s, before resigning that post in the wake of criticism for his handling of [[Unequal Treaties|treaty revision]] negotiations.
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• Gosamaru
  ...Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], in his conquest of [[Hokuzan]] and unification of [[Okinawa Island]]. ...awa Island, ending the [[Sanzan Period]], and founding the unified Kingdom of Ryûkyû.
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• Soda Rokurojiro
  ...he is known chiefly for his travels between [[Joseon|Korea]] and [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] repatriating castaways and facilitating informal diplomatic inte ...d apologizing for the lengthy breaks in contact, due to the ongoing threat of piracy. The letter also indicated that some one hundred Koreans were tempor
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• Gihon
  Gihon was a semi-legendary king of the [[Okinawa Island|Okinawan]] kingdom of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]]. According to traditional accounts, he succeeded King [[ ...[[Okinawa Island]] and died there; a site near [[Asumui utaki]] just south of [[Hedo no misaki]] is traditionally identified as his tomb.
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• Shiro Furi Dispute
  ...ri castle]], and the deaths of both claimants. Prince Goeku, a younger son of [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]] (and thus younger brother to Furi, and uncle to Sh ...try").<ref name=smits113>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 113.</ref> The actual circumstances and politics at the time
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• Anji
  ...''aji'', were a class of landed local lords in the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. They were the highest [[Ryukyuan court ranks|ranking in the Ryukyuan roy ...Japan or elsewhere).<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019).</ref>
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• Li Dingyuan
  ...-envoy on a [[Chinese investiture mission]] to the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] led by [[Zhao Wenkai]] in [[1800]]. ...an province]], Li was also known as Mò Zhuāng. He passed the highest level of [[Chinese Imperial examinations|Confucian civil service exams]] in [[1778]]
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• Sho Iko
  ...tles'': 浦添王子 ''(Urasoe ôji, [[Okinawan language|O]]: Urashii wuuji, Prince of Urasoe)'' ...nts (the so-called "Urasoe branch" of the royal family), however, with one of his great-grandsons taking the throne in [[1589]] as King [[Sho Nei|Shô Ne
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• Jito (Ryukyu)
  ...''jitô'' were local officials appointed by the [[government of the Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan court]] to serve as district administrators, after the ''[[anji]]' There were several ranks of ''jitô'': those assigned to an entire ''[[magiri]]'' (district) were known
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• 1883
  ==Timeline of 1883== ==Other Events of 1883==
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