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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Okinawa and the Japanese Pirates - The "Wako"

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Acts of piracy along the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and eventually Okinawan coastlines can be traced back to the first century AD.   The i...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Sho Shin and Okinawan Trade

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Sho Shin became king in 1477 at the young age of 13. The son of Sho En, he was appointed king after a brief period where another held the th...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Sho Shin’s Royal Court Ranking System

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One of the changes that Sho Shin made to solidify his rule over the Ryukyu Islands was to create a system of ranks and hierarchy among the r...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Sho Shin – King of Ryukyu’s Golden Era

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Sho Shin, the son of Sho En, became king of Ryukyu at the young age of 13, shortly after his father died.   He was supported by his powerful...
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Kanemaro – the man who became Sho En, first king of the Second Sho Dynasty

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Before he became king of the second Sho Dynasty and took the name Sho En,   Kanemaro had an interesting life story, according to George Ke...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

The First Sho Dynasty Ends and the Second Sho Dynasty Begins

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Death of Sho Hashi Brings Instability Sho Hashi, founder of the First Sho Dynasty , died in 1439, at age 68. He had held the kingdom to...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

The First Sho Dynasty

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The great military strategist and tactician Hashi conquered the three separate kingdoms of Okinawa and united them under his rule.      On...