Hokuzan

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Hokuzan was a medieval kingdom in northern Okinawa that existed before the unification of the Ryukyu Islands under the Ryukyu Kingdom.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hokuzan canonical 4
kings of Hokuzan 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former country
historical kingdom
medieval polity
capital Nakijin
Nakijin Castle
conflictWith Chūzan
conqueredBy Chūzan
contemporaryWith Chūzan
Nanzan
culture Ryukyuan culture
economy agriculture-based economy
followedBy Ryukyu Kingdom
governmentType monarchy
hasFortification Nakijin Castle
hasLanguage Northern Ryukyuan languages
Okinawan language
hasRulerTitle king
historicalSignificance predecessor state of the Ryukyu Kingdom
locatedIn Ryukyu Islands
northern Okinawa Island
present-day Japan
partOf Okinawa
linked to: Okinawa Prefecture

Sanzan period
linked to: Gusuku period
politicalStatus one of the three rival kingdoms of Okinawa
precededBy local chieftaincies in northern Okinawa
regionType northern kingdom of Okinawa
religion Ryukyuan religion
timePeriod 14th century
early 15th century
trade regional trade within the Ryukyu Islands
unificationRole was annexed during the unification of the Ryukyu Islands

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ryukyu Kingdom predecessor Hokuzan
Nanzan rivalPolity Hokuzan
Nakijin-jō Site usedBy kings of Hokuzan
linked to: Hokuzan
Chūzan contemporaryWith Hokuzan