Jana Ueekata
Sanshikan of Ryukyu; aristocrat of Ryukyu Kingdom (1549-1611)
鄭迵 · 謝名利山 · 테이 도
- Born
- 1549, Kumemura
- Died
- 1611
- Citizenship
- Ryukyu Kingdom
- Sport
- martial arts
- Occupation
- martial artist, politician
Jana Ueekata Rizan (謝名 親方 利山) (1549–1611), also known by the Chinese-style name Tei Dō (鄭迵) (pinyin Zheng Dong), was a Ryukyuan aristocrat and bureaucrat in the royal government of the Ryukyu Kingdom. A member of the Sanshikan, the king's closest advisors, Rizan was the only Ryukyuan official to refuse to recognize the suzerainty of Japan's Satsuma Domain over the kingdom; he was executed as a result.
"Jana Ueekata" is actually a title, not a name, reflecting that Rizan was of ueekata rank, and assigned to the region or territory of Jana. This name structure, along with the fact that he possessed a separate, Chinese-style, name (Tei Dō) was typical of the Ryukyuan aristocracy.
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