Katsuren castle was an [[Okinawa Island|Okinawan]] ''[[gusuku]]'' fortress on the Katsuren (or Yokatsu) peninsula, in the northeast of central Okinawa. Built around the 12th or 13th centuries, the castle flourished in the 14th and [early] 15th centuries through overseas trade, up until its fall in [[1458]], as the tenth lord of the castle, [[Amawari]], was defeated by the armies of the royal government of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. | Katsuren castle was an [[Okinawa Island|Okinawan]] ''[[gusuku]]'' fortress on the Katsuren (or Yokatsu) peninsula, in the northeast of central Okinawa. Built around the 12th or 13th centuries, the castle flourished in the 14th and [early] 15th centuries through overseas trade, up until its fall in [[1458]], as the tenth lord of the castle, [[Amawari]], was defeated by the armies of the royal government of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. |