Kyan Castle
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Kyan Castle 喜屋武城 | |
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Uruma, Okinawa | |
Coordinates | 26°21′12.870″N 127°50′59.798″E / 26.35357500°N 127.84994389°E |
Type | Gusuku |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Ōgawa Aji (14th century-15th century) Ryūkyū Kingdom (15th century–1879) Empire of Japan (1879–1945) United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands(1945-1950) United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands(1950-1972) Japan(1972-present) |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | Ruins |
Site history | |
Built by | Fourth son of Ōgawa Aji |
Materials | Ryukyuan limestone, wood |
Kyan Castle (喜屋武城, Kyan jō, Okinawan: Chan Gushiku[1]) is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Uruma, Okinawa. It was controlled by the Ōgawa Aji of Agena Castle until it was destroyed by the Ryukyu Kingdom.[2]
References
- ^ "チャン". 首里・那覇方言音声データベース (in Japanese).
- ^ http://www.lint.ne.jp/~uematsu/kiyan.html
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