East Asia · Fragmentation, Song and the conquest dynasties
Chüzan
c. 1314–1429
Chūzan (中山, "Central Mountain"; c. 1314–1429) was the central and most powerful of Okinawa's three Sanzan kingdoms, capital Urasoe (later Shuri). It emerged when the paramount lordship split c. 1314 under Tamagusuku.
- Existed
- c. 1314–1429
- Shown on the map
- 1314–1428
- Peak area
- 2k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
Chūzan (中山, "Central Mountain"; c. 1314–1429) was the central and most powerful of Okinawa's three Sanzan kingdoms, capital Urasoe (later Shuri). It emerged when the paramount lordship split c. 1314 under Tamagusuku. Its kings—Tamagusuku (1314–1336), Satto (1355–1397, who initiated tribute relations with Ming China in 1372), Bunei (1398–1406), and then the Shō line—developed rich China trade. Under Shō Hashi (r. from 1422), Chūzan conquered Hokuzan (1416/1419) and Nanzan (1429), unifying Okinawa into the Ryukyu Kingdom; the term "Chūzan" continued to designate the unified kingdom's king into the 19th century.
Common questions
- What was Chüzan?
- Chūzan (中山, "Central Mountain"; c. 1314–1429) was the central and most powerful of Okinawa's three Sanzan kingdoms, capital Urasoe (later Shuri). It emerged when the paramount lordship split c. 1314 under Tamagusuku.
- When did Chüzan exist?
- Chüzan existed c. 1314–1429. On this map it is drawn 1314–1428.
- How large was Chüzan?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Chüzan covered about 2,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Chūzan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABzan
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