Ōzato dynasty

Ōzato
大里王統
Ōzato; 大里王統
Royal house
Country	Nanzan
Founded	1314
Founder	Ōzato Ofusato
Final ruler	Taromai
Dissolution	1429

The Ōzato Dynasty (Chinese: 大里朝)(Japanese: 大里王統) was the ruling family of the principality of Nanzan. Ōzato Ofusato established it in 1314 in Itoman. He died during a visit to Korea around 1398. Upon his death, his brother Yafuso seized power, but nothing besides is known about him. After Ofusato's death, his uncle Oueishi took reign. Oueshi's second son, Ououso, became chief^[1] after his father's death, and later was killed in a coup d'état by his older brother, Tafuchi, who was then killed by Ououso's son, Taromai. Taromai, the last chief of Nanzan, died in 1429 and a succession dispute ensued, during which the army of Chūzan captured Nanzan Castle, ending the principality and forming Ryukyu Kingdom.^[2]

**Chiefs of Nanzan**
Name	Kanji	Reign	Dynasty	Notes
Ofusato	承察度	1314-1398	Ōzato Dynasty	Ofusato Lord of Ōzato established Nanzan Kingdom
Oueishi	汪英紫	1398-1402	Ōzato Dynasty	Ofusato's uncle
Ououso	汪応祖	1403-1413	Ōzato Dynasty	Oueishi's second son
Tafuchi	達勃期	1413-1414	Ōzato Dynasty	Oueishi's eldest son
Taromai	他魯毎	1414-1429	Ōzato Dynasty	Ououso's eldest son; last king of Nanzan

References

^ George H. Kerr. (2000). Okinawa: The History of an Island People, p. 52 , p. 52, at Google Books; although the paramount leaders of Okinawa beginning with Shunten (c. 1166 – c. 1237) are commonly identified as "kings," Kerr observes that "it is misleading to attribute full-fledged 'kingship' to an Okinawan chief in these early centuries... distinctly individual leadership exercised through force of personality or preeminent skill in arms or political shrewdness was only slowly replaced by formal institutions of government — laws and ceremonies — supported and strengthened by a developing respect for the royal office."
^ Kerr, George H. Okinawa, The History of an Island People, Second Printing, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Tokyo, 1959

[1] George H. Kerr. (2000). Okinawa: The History of an Island People, p. 52 , p. 52, at Google Books; although the paramount leaders of Okinawa beginning with Shunten (c. 1166 – c. 1237) are commonly identified as "kings," Kerr observes that "it is misleading to attribute full-fledged 'kingship' to an Okinawan chief in these early centuries... distinctly individual leadership exercised through force of personality or preeminent skill in arms or political shrewdness was only slowly replaced by formal institutions of government — laws and ceremonies — supported and strengthened by a developing respect for the royal office."

[2] Kerr, George H. Okinawa, The History of an Island People, Second Printing, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Tokyo, 1959

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