King of Ryukyu
Ruling dynasties of the 12th to 19th-century kingdoms of Okinawa Island / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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King of Ryūkyū[1][2] (琉球国王[3][4][5][6], Ryūkyū koku-ō), also known as King of Lew Chew,[7] King of Chūzan (中山王[8][9], Chūzan-ō), or more officially Ryūkyū Kingdom's King of Chūzan (琉球国中山王[8], Ryūkyū-koku Chūzan-ō), was a title held by several lineages from Okinawa Island until 1879. It effectively started in 1372 when Satto greeted a Chinese envoy from the newly established Ming dynasty although his son Bunei was the first to be officially recognized as the King of Chūzan. However, the official Okinawan narrative traces the line of succession further back to the legendary ruler Shunten, who supposedly ascended to the throne in 1187. Another peculiar feature of the official Okinawan narrative is the notion of the single line of succession, instead of Chinese-style dynastic changes, even though they clearly recognized that several unrelated lineages had taken over the position.
King of Ryūkyū | |
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琉球国王 | |
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Style | Your Majesty (主上, 王上, 聖上) Ushū (御主) Miomae-ganashi (美御前加那志 nmee ganashii, used by royal family) Shūri-ten-ganashi (首里天加那志 shu-i tin ganashii, used in Okinawa Island) Uchinaa-ganashi (沖縄加那志, used in outlying islands) |
First monarch | Shunten (traditional narrative) |
Last monarch | Shō Tai |
Formation | 1187 (traditional date) |
Abolition | March 17, 1879 |
Residence | Shuri Castle |
Pretender(s) | Mamoru Shō |