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Utuchitunumuigani
or Otochitonomoigane (birth and death dates unknown) is the first Kikoe-ōgimi priestess of Ryūkyū Kingdom's second Shō dynasty. Her divine name is 月清, transcribed as "Gessei" or "Tsukikiyora" depending on the sources. She is the daughter of the first king of the second Shō dynasty, Shō En, and of his queen Ogiyaka, as well as the sister of the third king of the dynasty, Shō Shin. After the death of her father, while in charge of the ceremonies for the coronation of her uncle, Shō Sen'i, Shō En's brother, she announces that the gods are opposed to the succession and would rather have Shō Shin, Shō En's son, on the throne. Shō Sen'i abdicates in favour of his nephew. Originally the (lit. "sister-goddess") of the king performing protective rites in the domestic sphere, she becomes, after the great religious reform decided by her brother, the head of the hierarchic network of noro (priestess), noro priestesses, who are in charge of the rites in the whole Ryūky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikoe-ōgimi
is the title worn by the highest priestess of the Ryukyuan religion, ryūkyūan religion. Although the title is mentioned in sources dealing with periods older than the Ryūkyū Kingdom, the current characteristics of the function have been fixed during the great religious reform at the beginning of the second Shō dynasty. Kikoe-ōgimi is the (the “sister-goddess” of the person with the highest status in the Ryūkyū Kingdom: the king. She protects by her spiritual power non only the king but also the whole kingdom. The function is assumed by a woman close to the king (sister, queen, daughter) or a member of a minor branch of the royal family. Kikoe-ōgimi is at the top of the hierarchy of the noro (priestess), ''noro'' priestesses of the whole kingdom and owns direct authority on them, although the king appoints them. She is responsible for the ceremonies held at the most sacred site of Okinawa Island, Sefa-utaki, Sēfa Utaki as well as the ones given in the ten ''utakis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shō En
, previously known as , was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom and the founder of the Second Shō dynasty. Early life and rise to power Kanamaru was born into a family of peasant farmers on Izena Island,"Shō En." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p39."Shō En." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia")Ryukyu Shimpo(琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 30 October 2008. a tiny island which lies off the northwestern coast of Okinawa Island. It is said that his parents died when he was around twenty and undertook to provide for his aunt and uncle, brother and sister, and his wife, whom he married at a very young age.Kerr, George H. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. pp102-104. In one year in which the island had suffered from a particularly severe drought, the rice paddies of Kanamaru's family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shō Shin
was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the third ruler of the second Shō dynasty. Shō Shin's long reign has been described as "the Great Days of Chūzan", a period of great peace and relative prosperity. He was the son of Shō En, the founder of the dynasty, by Yosoidon, Shō En's second wife, often referred to as the queen mother. He succeeded his uncle, Shō Sen'i, who was forced to abdicate in his favor. Reign Much of the foundational organization of the kingdom's administration and economy is traced back to developments which occurred during Shō Shin's reign. As government became more institutionalized and organized, the '' aji'' (按司, local lords) gradually lost power and independence, becoming more closely tied to the central government at Shuri. In order to strengthen central control over the kingdom, and to prevent insurrection on the part of the ''aji'', Shō Shin gathered weapons from all the ''aji'' to be put to use for the defense of the kingdom, and ordered '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogiyaka
, also known as Ukiyaka or Yosoidon (1445–1505), was Queen of the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1469 until her death. She married Shō En before he became king, and acted as regent during the early years of Shō Shin's reign. Life Ogiyaka was born in 1445, possibly in Shuri, Okinawa. She became the second wife of Kanemaru, and gave birth to a son in 1465 at age 21. After King Shō Toku died, Kanemaru became King of the Ryukyu Kingdom in 1469 and adopted the name Shō En, making their son, Shō Shin, the heir to the throne and their eldest daughter the royal high priestess. She held the titles of and . Shō En died in 1476, however, and his brother, Shō Sen'i, took the throne. The high priestess promptly had a vision that the King should abdicate in favor of Shō Shin, then almost 13 years old, and Shō Sen'i abdicated. It has been theorized that Ogiyaka orchestrated the abdication to maintain power. Ogiyaka acted as regent for many years until Shō Shin took control from her. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryūkyū 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] |
Tenkai-ji
was a Rinzai Buddhist temple and royal ''bodaiji'' of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, located in Naha, Okinawa. The temple was erected by Keiin Ansen () during the reign of King Shō Taikyū (r. 1454–1460). The Mahavira Hall was built in 1466, a ''bonshō'' was cast in 1469 and hung at it. The temple was used as ''bodaiji'' of kings during the first Shō Dynasty. In the second Shō Dynasty, it was used as ''bodaiji'' of unmarried Ryukyuan princes and princesses. Ryukyuan king should visit Enkaku-ji, Tennō-ji and Tenkai-ji after his ''genpuku'' and investiture. Ryukyu was annexed by Japan in 1879, and Tenkai-ji was closed in the same year. It was destroyed in the 1945 battle of Okinawa. See also *Enkaku-ji (Okinawa) was a Rinzai school, Rinzai Buddhist temple and royal ''bodaiji'' of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa. The temple was erected during the reign of King Shō Shin (r. 1477–1526), the first Abbot (Buddhism), abbot being ... * Tennō-ji (Okin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noro (priestess)
(, sometimes or ) () are priestesses of the Ryukyuan religion at Utaki. They have existed since at least the beginning of the History of the Ryukyu Islands#Gusuku period, Gusuku period (late 12th century) and continue to perform rituals even today. They are distinct from (psychics), but are classified as ("godly people"). History According to the and , the first were the daughters of Tentei-shi, who was a descendant of the creation goddess, Amamikyu. The first daughter became the first (), and the second daughter became the first village priestess (). The god of fire gave a piece of fire from Ryūgū-jō to each to create a village hearth, from which each family in the village would take fire to maintain their own family hearths. The maintained the royal hearth. The were charged with conducting official rituals and ceremonies for their respective village. The was charged with conducting rituals and ceremonies on behalf of the entire kingdom, and traveled with the king t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shō Sen'i
Shō Sen'i (–1477) was the second ruler of the Second Shō dynasty of the kingdom of Ryukyu Kingdom, Ryukyu, based on the Pacific Ocean, western Pacific island of Okinawa Island, Okinawa. He briefly ruled for six months in 1477, succeeding his elder brother Shō En. The official histories of the Ryukyu Kingdom state that Sen'i and his brother were the sons of Shō Shoku and were born on the small island of Izena Island, Izena, and that Sen'i left his parents at age five to live under the care of his brother. En made Sen'i the lord of Chibana Castle, Goeku, likely as a signal that he was his expected heir to the throne. The official histories note that Sen'i's coronation ceremonies were not performed in accordance to the proper ritual, casting spiritual doubt on his reign. He allegedly resigned in 1466 and went to live at Goeku, dying less than a month later. Modern historians have attributed his short reign instead to a coup d'état by Ogiyaka, the mother of his nephew Shō Shin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Shō Dynasty
The was the last dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1469 to 1879, ruled by the under the title of King of Chūzan. This family took the family name from the earlier rulers of the kingdom, the first Shō family, even though the new royal family has no blood relation to the previous one. Until the abolition of Japanese peerage in 1947, the head of the family was given the rank of marquess while several cadet branches held the title of baron. Kings of Chūzan The second Shō family claims Izena Island to be its ancestral home."Shō En." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p39."Shō En." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia")Ryukyu Shimpo(琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Born on the small island lying off the northwestern coast of Okinawa Island, its founder Kanemaru traveled to Shuri in 1441, and became a retainer of Prince Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryukyuan Religion
Ryukyu may refer to: * Ryukyu Islands, a volcanic arc archipelago * Ryukyuan languages * Ryukyuan people * Kingdom of Ryukyu (1429–1879) * Ryukyu (My Hero Academia), Ryuko Tatsuma, a character in the animanga series ''My Hero Academia'' See also * Okinawa (other) * Okinawan (other) * Liuqiu (medieval), Liuqiu * Lewchewan (other) {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Shō Dynasty
The was the last dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1469 to 1879, ruled by the under the title of King of Chūzan. This family took the family name from the earlier rulers of the kingdom, the first Shō family, even though the new royal family has no blood relation to the previous one. Until the abolition of Japanese peerage in 1947, the head of the family was given the rank of marquess while several cadet branches held the title of baron. Kings of Chūzan The second Shō family claims Izena Island to be its ancestral home."Shō En." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p39."Shō En." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia")Ryukyu Shimpo(琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Born on the small island lying off the northwestern coast of Okinawa Island, its founder Kanemaru traveled to Shuri in 1441, and became a retainer of Prince Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
