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*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 大里城 ''(Oozato gusuku / Ufuzato gushiku, Ufuzato gusuku)''
 
*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 大里城 ''(Oozato gusuku / Ufuzato gushiku, Ufuzato gusuku)''
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Ôzato gusuku, or Ufuzato gusuku, was the seat of power of the kingdom of [[Nanzan]], which controlled southern [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] in the 14th-15th centuries. Also known as Shimasoe Ôzato gusuku, it is not to be confused with Shimajiri Ôzato gusuku, also known as [[Nanzan gusuku]].
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Ôzato gusuku ([[Okinawan language|O]]: Ufuzato gusuku), was the seat of power of the kingdom of [[Nanzan]], which controlled southern [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] in the 14th-15th centuries. Also known as Shimasoe Ôzato gusuku, it is not to be confused with Shimajiri Ôzato gusuku, also known as [[Nanzan gusuku]].
    
According to the ''[[Chuzan seikan|Chûzan seikan]]'', Ôzato gusuku was first built in the 14th century by [[Ufuzato]] ''[[anji]]'', King of Nanzan. Located about 180 meters above sea level on a cliff in Ôzato village in the town of Nishibaru, it was protected by the cliff on the north and west sides, and by tall stone walls.
 
According to the ''[[Chuzan seikan|Chûzan seikan]]'', Ôzato gusuku was first built in the 14th century by [[Ufuzato]] ''[[anji]]'', King of Nanzan. Located about 180 meters above sea level on a cliff in Ôzato village in the town of Nishibaru, it was protected by the cliff on the north and west sides, and by tall stone walls.
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