Kyan Castle
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This article is about the castle on Okinawa Island in Uruma City. Not to be confused with Gushikawa Castle (Kume) or Gushikawa Castle (Itoman).
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| Kyan Castle 喜屋武城 | |
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| Uruma, Okinawa | |
Kyan Castle 喜屋武城 is located in Okinawa Prefecture Show map of Okinawa PrefectureKyan Castle 喜屋武城 Kyan Castle 喜屋武城 Kyan Castle 喜屋武城 is located in Japan Show map of JapanKyan Castle 喜屋武城 Kyan Castle 喜屋武城 | |
| Coordinates | 26°21′12.870′′N 127°50′59.798′′E / 26.35357500°N 127.84994389°E / 26.35357500; 127.84994389 |
| 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 |
| Map | |
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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
[edit ]- ^ "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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