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*''Died: [[1429]]''
*''Titles: King of [[Nanzan]]''
*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 他魯毎 ''(Taromai/Taromii<ref name=jinmei>"Taromii." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p 47.</ref> or Tarumii<ref name=shimpo>"Tarumii." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42059-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo]. 1 March 2003. Accessed 29 July 2009.</ref>)''
Taromai was the last king of the [[Okinawa Island|Okinawan]] kingdom of [[Nanzan]].
The details of Taromai's birth are not known for sure, and a number of theories exist. According to ''[[Kyuyo|Kyûyô]]'', an official history compiled by officials of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], Taromai was the eldest son of the previous king of Nanzan, [[Ououso]]<ref name=jinmei/>.
Taromai received [[investiture]] from officials of the [[Ming Dynasty]] in 1415, and sent [[tribute]] missions to Ming China eight times during his short reign<ref name=jinmei/>.
Nanzan was invaded and conquered by [[Chuzan|Chûzan]] to the north, in 1429, marking the unification of Okinawa Island, and the emergence of the unified Kingdom of Ryûkyû. According to some sources, Taromai's fall was the result of a loss of popular support among the peasantry, after Taromai greedily traded Chûzan a spring (i.e. a precious source of fresh water) for a gold-painted fence<ref name=jinmei/><ref name=shimpo/>. Historian [[George H. Kerr]], however, notes that succession disputes among Taromai's heirs were seen as a sign of weakness by [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], king of Chûzan, and as an opportunity to seize control of the kingdom<ref name=kerr>Kerr, George H. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. (revised ed.) Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. p86.</ref>.
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
*''Titles: King of [[Nanzan]]''
*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 他魯毎 ''(Taromai/Taromii<ref name=jinmei>"Taromii." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p 47.</ref> or Tarumii<ref name=shimpo>"Tarumii." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42059-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo]. 1 March 2003. Accessed 29 July 2009.</ref>)''
Taromai was the last king of the [[Okinawa Island|Okinawan]] kingdom of [[Nanzan]].
The details of Taromai's birth are not known for sure, and a number of theories exist. According to ''[[Kyuyo|Kyûyô]]'', an official history compiled by officials of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], Taromai was the eldest son of the previous king of Nanzan, [[Ououso]]<ref name=jinmei/>.
Taromai received [[investiture]] from officials of the [[Ming Dynasty]] in 1415, and sent [[tribute]] missions to Ming China eight times during his short reign<ref name=jinmei/>.
Nanzan was invaded and conquered by [[Chuzan|Chûzan]] to the north, in 1429, marking the unification of Okinawa Island, and the emergence of the unified Kingdom of Ryûkyû. According to some sources, Taromai's fall was the result of a loss of popular support among the peasantry, after Taromai greedily traded Chûzan a spring (i.e. a precious source of fresh water) for a gold-painted fence<ref name=jinmei/><ref name=shimpo/>. Historian [[George H. Kerr]], however, notes that succession disputes among Taromai's heirs were seen as a sign of weakness by [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], king of Chûzan, and as an opportunity to seize control of the kingdom<ref name=kerr>Kerr, George H. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. (revised ed.) Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. p86.</ref>.
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]