A chief's hill settlement with burial caves in the cliff and a harbour below; no stone castle in 1200 (stone walls from the late 13th or early 14th century).
See Urasoe for the evidence and the Shunten tradition, which we give no weight as record.
Who holds it
- Title
- Not known; a local chief (see Urasoe)
- Confidence
- low
See Urasoe.
How things stand that morning
A chief's settlement.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Archaeology as reported by English Wikipedia (Urasoe Castle).
Primary sources for Ryukyu
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- History of the Song, the chapters on Xia and on foreign states, Toqto'a (脫脫) and the Yuan history office (1343 to 1345). The Song court's accounts of its neighbours, each arranged as an annal of embassies and wars. Read online
- Description of the Foreign Peoples (Chau Ju-kua), Zhao Rukuo (趙汝适) (about 1225, while superintendent of maritime trade at Quanzhou). The Song customs officer's survey of the overseas world, compiled from merchants and from Zhou Qufei, a generation after 1200 but describing trade routes that were the same in 1200. Read online
Sources and studies
- OMNIA kja regional brief (KJA_BRIEF.md), the campaign's dated traps and realm table
- Urasoe Castle, English Wikipedia
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.