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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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