...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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[[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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...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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*''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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*''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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[[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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...: 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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...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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...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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...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 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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...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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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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[[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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...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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*''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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...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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...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 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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...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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