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Eight Shrines Of Ryūkyū
The Eight Shrines of Ryūkyū (琉球八社: Ryukyu Hassha) are eight shrines in the Ryukyu Kingdom that were shrines by the Ryukyuan government under the "Ryukyu Hasha (government-owned) shrine system. Asato Hachimangū, Asato Hachiman Shrine is dedicated to HHachiman, achiman Daibosatsu, Emperor Emperor Ōjin, Ojin, Princess Tamayori-hime (mother of Jimmu), Tamayori, and Empress Empress Jingū, Jingu. while the other shrines enshrine Kumano Hongū Taisha, Kumano Gongen. History It is not clear when or why they began to be called eight shrines. All of these shrines had a Shingon Buddhist temple attached to them. The oldest one is thought to be the Okimiya, which is said to have been built during the time of Minamoto no Tametomo, Minamoto no Tematomo, who is believed to have been the father of Shunten. In the Meiji era, the shrine was listed as Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines, Imperial shrines, 3rd rank, and considered as the ''Chinjugami'' of Okinawa, but it was damag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryukyu Kingdom
The Ryukyu Kingdom was a kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands from 1429 to 1879. It was ruled as a Tributary system of China, tributary state of Ming dynasty, imperial Ming China by the King of Ryukyu, Ryukyuan monarchy, who unified Okinawa Island to end the Sanzan period, and extended the kingdom to the Amami Islands and Sakishima Islands. The Ryukyu Kingdom played a central role in the maritime history, maritime trade networks of medieval East Asia and Southeast Asia despite its small size. The Ryukyu Kingdom became a vassal state of the Satsuma Domain of Japan after the invasion of Ryukyu in 1609 but retained ''de jure'' independence until it was transformed into the Ryukyu Domain by the Empire of Japan in 1872. The Ryukyu Kingdom was Ryukyu Disposition, formally annexed and dissolved by Japan in 1879 to form Okinawa Prefecture, and the Ryukyuan monarchy was integrated into the new Kazoku, Japanese nobility. History Origins of the Kingdom In the 14th century small domains s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
