Eiji (Ryukyu)
| Eiji 英慈 | |
|---|---|
| King of Ryūkyū | |
| Reign | 1309–1313 |
| Predecessor | Taisei |
| Successor | Tamagusuku |
| Born | 1268[1] |
| Died | October 10, 1313 (aged 44–45)[1] |
| Father | Taisei |
Eiji (英慈, 1268–1313) was a legendary local ruler of Okinawa Island. Born as the second son of King Taisei, his mother’s name was unknown.
He was the third ruler of Eiso Dynasty; that is, his grandfather was King Eiso and his father was King Taisei.[2] The five years of Eiji's reign were uneventful, but after his death, the island was split into three polities. Eiji was the father of Tamagusuku.[3]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "「中山世譜」全文テキストデータベース".
英慈王 名號不傳。南宋、成淳四年戊辰、降誕。……元、至大二年己酉、即位。……元、皇慶二年癸丑、九月二十日薨。在位五年。壽四十六。
- ^ Kerr, p. 51., p. 51, at Google Books
- ^ Kerr, p. 59., p. 59, at Google Books
References[]
- Kerr, George H. (1965). Okinawa, the History of an Island People. Rutland, Vermont: C.E. Tuttle Co. OCLC 39242121
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 48943301
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