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13 relations: Administrative divisions of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Aji (Ryukyu), Chūzan, Gusuku, Nanjō, Nanzan, Noro (priestess), Okinawan language, Ryukyu Islands, Sanzan period, Shō Shin, 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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Chūzan

was one of three kingdoms which controlled Okinawa in the 14th century.

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Gusuku

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

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Nanjō

is a city located in the southern part of Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Nanzan

Nanzan (南山), also known as Sannan (山南) before the 18th century, located in the south of Okinawa Island, was one of three independent political entities which controlled Okinawa in the 14th century.

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Noro (priestess)

(祝女, sometimes 神女 or 巫女) (nuuru) are priestesses of the Ryukyuan religion at Utaki.

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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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Ryukyu Islands

The, also known as the or the, are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yonaguni the westernmost.

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Sanzan period

The is a period in the history of the Okinawa Islands when three lines of kings, namely, and, are said to have co-existed on Okinawa Island.

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Shō Shin

was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the third ruler of the second Shō dynasty.

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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/Chinen_Castle