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*''Japanese'': 北山監守 ''(Hokuzan kanshu)''
''Hokuzan kanshu'', often translated as "warden of the North," was a position held by royal princes or officials assigned by the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] to oversee [[Nakijin castle]] and the northern portion of [[Okinawa Island]]. Though generally described as a position of political and military (strategic) importance, helping to hold the north, effecting [[Shuri|Shuri's]] rule there and defending against invasion or rebellion, [[Gregory Smits]] has suggested that one of the chief purposes of the ''Hokuzan kanshu'' position was to facilitate the maintenance of particular rites performed by the [[Aoriyae]] priestesses at the [[Kanahyan utaki]] at Nakijin.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 97.</ref>
[[Sho Chu|Shô Chû]], the second son of King [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], was the first to be named "warden of the North"; according to traditional histories, Hashi gave the castle to his son in [[1422]] after toppling the last king of [[Hokuzan]] (the kingdom based at Nakijin). Shô Chû later (in [[1440]]) went on to succeed his father as king of Ryûkyû, relocating to [[Shuri castle]] at that time.<ref>"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41751-storytopic-121.html Shô Chû]." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). ''Ryûkyû Shimpô''. 1 March 2003. Accessed 3 December 2009.</ref>
[[Sho Shoi|Shô Shôi]], the third son of King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]], was later assigned "Warden of the North," sometime around [[1488]] to [[1505]]. The position continued to be held by his descendants for seven generations, until [[1665]], when the head of that family relocated to Shuri.<ref>"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41742-storytopic-121.html Shô Shôi]." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryûkyû Shimpô. 1 March 2003.</ref>
==Partial list of historical Wardens of the North==
*[[Sho Chu|Shô Chû]] (1422-1440)
*[[Sho Shoi|Shô Shôi]] (c. 1488-1505 - ?)
*[[Sho Kokushi|Shô Kokushi]] (d. [[1609]])
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==References==
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[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Ranks and Titles]]
''Hokuzan kanshu'', often translated as "warden of the North," was a position held by royal princes or officials assigned by the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] to oversee [[Nakijin castle]] and the northern portion of [[Okinawa Island]]. Though generally described as a position of political and military (strategic) importance, helping to hold the north, effecting [[Shuri|Shuri's]] rule there and defending against invasion or rebellion, [[Gregory Smits]] has suggested that one of the chief purposes of the ''Hokuzan kanshu'' position was to facilitate the maintenance of particular rites performed by the [[Aoriyae]] priestesses at the [[Kanahyan utaki]] at Nakijin.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 97.</ref>
[[Sho Chu|Shô Chû]], the second son of King [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], was the first to be named "warden of the North"; according to traditional histories, Hashi gave the castle to his son in [[1422]] after toppling the last king of [[Hokuzan]] (the kingdom based at Nakijin). Shô Chû later (in [[1440]]) went on to succeed his father as king of Ryûkyû, relocating to [[Shuri castle]] at that time.<ref>"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41751-storytopic-121.html Shô Chû]." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). ''Ryûkyû Shimpô''. 1 March 2003. Accessed 3 December 2009.</ref>
[[Sho Shoi|Shô Shôi]], the third son of King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]], was later assigned "Warden of the North," sometime around [[1488]] to [[1505]]. The position continued to be held by his descendants for seven generations, until [[1665]], when the head of that family relocated to Shuri.<ref>"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41742-storytopic-121.html Shô Shôi]." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryûkyû Shimpô. 1 March 2003.</ref>
==Partial list of historical Wardens of the North==
*[[Sho Chu|Shô Chû]] (1422-1440)
*[[Sho Shoi|Shô Shôi]] (c. 1488-1505 - ?)
*[[Sho Kokushi|Shô Kokushi]] (d. [[1609]])
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==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Ranks and Titles]]
