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*''Japanese'': 為春 ''(Tameharu)''
Tameharu was the name of a man believed to have been the first [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] official to administer [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] for the kingdom. Little is known about him, except that he came from [[Okinawa Island]], had a wife who was also Okinawan, took up his post on Amami as ''Sui-ufuyaku'' (J: ''Shuri ôyako'') in [[1506]], and later died on Okinawa at the age of 61.
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==References==
*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 179.
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[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
[[Category:Other Historical Figures]]