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*''Japanese'': 君 ''(kimi)''
The "thirty-three ''kimi''" were high-ranking priestesses in 16th century [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] each associated with a particular [[utaki|sacred site]] and/or deity. In many cases already existing as independent lineages, these various local priestesses were brought into a hierarchy or network under the authority of the ''[[kikoe-ogimi|kikôe-ôgimi]]'' (the high priestess of the kingom) by King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] as part of a broader effort to consolidate power under the control of the kingdom / royal court.
The thirty-three ''kimi'' included the priestesses of [[Akeshino]], [[Sasukasa]], [[Aoriyae]], and [[Serikaku]], among others. All were (or were replaced by) direct relatives of the royal household, with the exception of the priestess of [[Kimihae]] on [[Kumejima]].
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==References==
*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 165.
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[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Religious Figures]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
The "thirty-three ''kimi''" were high-ranking priestesses in 16th century [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] each associated with a particular [[utaki|sacred site]] and/or deity. In many cases already existing as independent lineages, these various local priestesses were brought into a hierarchy or network under the authority of the ''[[kikoe-ogimi|kikôe-ôgimi]]'' (the high priestess of the kingom) by King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] as part of a broader effort to consolidate power under the control of the kingdom / royal court.
The thirty-three ''kimi'' included the priestesses of [[Akeshino]], [[Sasukasa]], [[Aoriyae]], and [[Serikaku]], among others. All were (or were replaced by) direct relatives of the royal household, with the exception of the priestess of [[Kimihae]] on [[Kumejima]].
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==References==
*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 165.
[[Category:Women]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Religious Figures]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
