Shunten (舜天 shuntin, 1166–1237), also known as Shunten-Ō (舜天王, lit. "King Shunten"), was a legendary ruler of Okinawa Island. Shunten is the earliest...

narrative traces the line of succession further back to the legendary ruler Shunten, who supposedly ascended to the throne in 1187. Another peculiar feature...

The Shunten dynasty (舜天王統) was the second dynasty in the traditional historiography of Okinawa Island. It was established by Shunten in 1187. According...

Tametomo with two islanders on a beach at Ashijima Hokusai Takizawa Bakin Shunten King of Ryukyu Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minamoto no Tametomo...

after World War II, the Sho family continues to live in Tokyo. 1187 – Shunten becomes King of Okinawa, based at Urasoe Castle. 1272 – Envoys from the...

Okinawa. He had relations with the sister of the Aji of Ōzato and sired Shunten, who then led a popular rebellion against Riyu and established his own...

Tenson dynasty 16616 BC?– 1186 AD? Shunten dynasty 1187?– 1259? Eiso dynasty 1260?– 1349...

list) – Minamoto no Yoritomo, shōgun (1192–1199) Ryukyu Kingdom: Shunten Dynasty – Shunten, Chief (1187–1237) Korea Goryeo (complete list) – Sukjong, King...

mainland Japan to the Ryukyu Kingdom some time during the reign of king Shunten in the early thirteenth century. It is likely that Okinawans were already...

a man named Riyu, who was defeated in revolt led by Shunten (1187–1237), lord of Urasoe. Shunten's parental origin is a matter of debate, according to...