Kyan Castle

This article is about the castle on Okinawa Island in Uruma City and is not to be confused with Gushikawa Castle (Kume) or Gushikawa Castle (Itoman).
Kyan Castle
喜屋武城
Uruma, Okinawa
Site information
TypeGusuku
Controlled byŌgawa 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
ConditionRuins
Location
Kyan Castle
喜屋武城
Kyan Castle
喜屋武城
Coordinates26°21′12.870″N 127°50′59.798″E / 26.35357500°N 127.84994389°E / 26.35357500; 127.84994389
Site history
Built byFourth son of Ōgawa Aji
MaterialsRyukyuan 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

  1. ^ "チャン". 首里・那覇方言音声データベース (in Japanese).
  2. ^ http://www.lint.ne.jp/~uematsu/kiyan.html


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