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Chibana Castle, the Glossary

13 relations: Administrative divisions of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Aji (Ryukyu), Amawari, Gusuku, Katsuren Castle, Okinawa (city), Okinawa Island, Okinawan language, Ryukyuan people, Shō Taikyū, Uni-Ufugusuku, United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands, United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands.
Castles in Okinawa Prefecture

Administrative divisions of the Ryukyu Kingdom

The administrative divisions of the Ryukyu Kingdom were a hierarchy composed of districts, magiri, or majiri cities, villages, and islands established by the Ryukyu Kingdom throughout the Ryukyu Islands.

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Aji (Ryukyu)

Aji An aji, anji, or azu was a ruler of a petty kingdom in the history of the Ryukyu Islands.

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Amawari

was a Ryukyuan Lord (Aji) of Katsuren Castle, known for his ambitions for the throne of the Ryukyu Kingdom and scheme and attack against Gosamaru, Aji of Yomitanzan and Nakagusuku.

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Gusuku

often refers to castles or fortresses in the Ryukyu Islands that feature stone walls. Chibana Castle and Gusuku are Castles in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Katsuren Castle

is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Uruma, Okinawa. Chibana Castle and Katsuren Castle are Castles in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Okinawa (city)

is the second-largest city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, following Naha, the capital city.

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Okinawa Island

, officially, is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region.

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Okinawan language

The Okinawan language (沖縄口, ウチナーグチ) or Central Okinawan is a Northern Ryukyuan language spoken primarily in the southern half of the island of Okinawa, as well as in the surrounding islands of Kerama, Kumejima, Tonaki, Aguni and a number of smaller peripheral islands.

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Ryukyuan people

The Ryukyuan people (Ruuchuu minzuku or label, Ryūkyū minzoku, also Okinawans, Uchinaanchu, Lewchewan or Loochooan) are a Japonic-speaking East Asian ethnic group native to the Ryukyu Islands, which stretch between the islands of Kyushu and Taiwan.

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Shō Taikyū

was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the sixth ruler of the first Shō dynasty.

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Uni-Ufugusuku

Uni-Ufugusuku (鬼大城), or Ufugusuku Kenyu/Ufugushiku Kenyu/Ōshiro Kenyu (大城賢雄 also 大城賢勇) (fl. 15th century), was a samurai martial arts master and Ryukyuan general who served the Ryukyu Kingdom.

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United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands

The was the civil administration government in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (centered on Okinawa Island), replacing the United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (itself created at the conclusion of World War II) in 1950, and functioned until the islands were returned to Japan in 1972.

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United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands

The, also referred to as U.S. Ryukyu Islands, was the government in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (centered on the Okinawa Island) from 1945 to 1950, whereupon it was replaced by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (USCAR).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibana_Castle

Also known as Goeku Castle.