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*''Okinawan'': 大美御殿 ''(ufumi udun)''
Ufumi udun was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] royal mansion originally built as a secondary palace for King [[Sho Sei|Shô Sei]] when he was still Crown Prince (before [[1487]]). It was located along Aijo-ufumichi, the main boulevard running west from the Chûzanmon of [[Shuri castle]]; more specifically, Ufumi udun was located immediately to the west of [[Nakagusuku udun]], across the street from [[Ankokuzen-ji]].
The mansion was expanded in [[1547]], and it came to be used by the women of the castle to rest, and as a maternity hut, as well as for various family ceremonies of the Ryukyuan royal family.
When [[Commodore Perry]] came to Ryûkyû in [[1853]], Ufumi udun was claimed to be the [[sessei|regent's]] mansion, and was used to host Perry and his men for a banquet. In [[1879]], following the [[Ryukyu shobun|fall of the kingdom]], a portion of the mansion was transformed into the Shuri city government office, but the building was torn down and the property disposed of in the late [[Meiji period]]. In 1925, the grounds became the sports grounds for the First Prefectural Middle School; following World War II, the land became part of the grounds of Shuri High School.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at former site of Ufumi-udun.
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
Ufumi udun was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] royal mansion originally built as a secondary palace for King [[Sho Sei|Shô Sei]] when he was still Crown Prince (before [[1487]]). It was located along Aijo-ufumichi, the main boulevard running west from the Chûzanmon of [[Shuri castle]]; more specifically, Ufumi udun was located immediately to the west of [[Nakagusuku udun]], across the street from [[Ankokuzen-ji]].
The mansion was expanded in [[1547]], and it came to be used by the women of the castle to rest, and as a maternity hut, as well as for various family ceremonies of the Ryukyuan royal family.
When [[Commodore Perry]] came to Ryûkyû in [[1853]], Ufumi udun was claimed to be the [[sessei|regent's]] mansion, and was used to host Perry and his men for a banquet. In [[1879]], following the [[Ryukyu shobun|fall of the kingdom]], a portion of the mansion was transformed into the Shuri city government office, but the building was torn down and the property disposed of in the late [[Meiji period]]. In 1925, the grounds became the sports grounds for the First Prefectural Middle School; following World War II, the land became part of the grounds of Shuri High School.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at former site of Ufumi-udun.
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]