was a legendary local ruler of

Okinawa Island is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (''Nansei'') Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region. It is the smallest and least populated of the five main islands of Japan. The island is approximately long, an average wide, and has an ...

. He succeeded his father,

Tamagusuku was a legendary local ruler of Okinawa Island. According to Ryukyu's official history, Okinawa was split into three polities during the reign of Tamagusuku.Kerr, He was the third son of Eiji (r. 1309-1313), he was the fourth ruler of the Eis ...

, in 1336, at the age of ten. His reign is characterized by the meddling of his mother in government affairs, and her corruption. The king's mother took advantage of her privileges and position, and severely damaged popular support for her son. Seii died in 1349.Kerr, George. (2000). The ruler of

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, seized power for himself. (2002). , p. 85.

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References

* Kerr, George H. (1965). ''Okinawa, the History of an Island People.'' Rutland, Vermont: C.E. Tuttle Co
OCLC 39242121
* (2002). . Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha
OCLC 170411659 (1997 ed.)
1328 births 1349 deaths Kings of Ryūkyū 14th-century Ryukyuan people {{RyukyuKingdom-stub