Chatan Yara Lineage
This article presents my research-based reconstruction of how the Yara lineage developed from the early 1300s onward. It examines the historical relationship between the Indigenous Yara line and the later …
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Tag: 36 families from Min
Fukushuen Garden
Historical Background Fukushuen Garden was built in 1992 to mark two events: the 70th anniversary of Naha City’s founding and the 10th anniversary of its sister city relationship with Fuzhou …
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The 36 Clans of the Min-People
The families from Min, known as the 36 families from Min (閩人三十六姓), were sent to the Ryukyu Islands (modern-day Okinawa) under the orders of the Ming Chinese Emperor. These families …
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