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...]'', it was presented to King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] by [[Nakasone Toyomiya|Nakasone Tuyumya]] of [[Miyakojima]] in [[1522]]. The unsigned 15th century blade an ...ing its way to Okinawa, if it is indeed the same blade as mentioned in the Nakasone legends.

* Japanese/Okinawan: [[仲宗根]] 豊見親玄雅 ''(Nakasone Toyomiya Genga / Nakasone Tuyumya Genga)'' ...yako Islands were attacked by the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], Nakasone saved the people of Miyako from harm - and secured greater political positi

...i proposed an invasion of the Miyako Islands. However, [[Nakasone Toyomiya|Nakasone ''Toyomiya'']] led a counterattack against Akahachi, overwhelming his force

...," and other rituals.<ref>Ronald Nakasone, “An Impossible Possibility,” in Nakasone (ed.), ''Okinawan Diaspora'', U Hawaii Press (2002), 6, citing William Lebr

...estruction that might have come from resisting the invasion more strongly. Nakasone was then rewarded for his support by being recognized as "chieftain" of Miy ...pic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo] (琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 11 July 2009.; "Nakasone Tuyumiya Genga." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典

...refitted with Ryukyuan furniture; associated with the [[Sho Dynasty|royal family]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. National Treasure.<ref>Galler ...]'', it was presented to King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] by [[Nakasone Toyomiya|Nakasone Tuyumya]] of [[Miyakojima]] in [[1522]]. The unsigned 15th century blade an

...ditary rule of [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] under the heirs to the royal family of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. ...wan Issei Identity: Pride and Shame among the Early Immigrants,” in Ronald Nakasone (ed.), ''Reflections on the Okinawan Experience'', Dharma Cloud Publishing

...''karana'', 唐名), and a Ryukyuan name paired with their title, as well as a family lineage name. ...i'' of Nakijin," the same Chinese-style surname Shô, and the same Ryukyuan family name of Gushikawa, but a different "given name" Chôki, and a different Chi

...anch of the Jimpû Kai Kin Ryôshô Ryûkyû Geinô Kenkyûsho, maintains the Kin family teachings and Shuri-style of dance through her school in Honolulu. They per

...Rather, so long as a plot of land was under cultivation by an individual, family, or ''kotan'', others would respect the claim or "rights" to that land.<ref ...at this time as regular Japanese citizens, but were instead labeled in the family registers as "former natives" (''kyû-dojin'').<ref>Andrew Gordon, ''A Mode

...eligion, but Zen did continue to enjoy a close relationship with the royal family, and Zen monks from Kongô-ji, Hôon-ji, Tennô-ji, Tenkai-ji, [[Tenryu-ji| ...lands; Shuri's successful suppression of this rebellion, with the aid of [[Nakasone Toyomiya]] of [[Hateruma Island]] and other local elites, was followed imme