The Gusuku period (グスク時代, Gusuku jidai) is an era of the history of the Ryukyu Islands corresponding to the spread of agriculture and Japonic culture from...

However, the origin and essence of gusuku remain controversial. In the archaeology of Okinawa Prefecture, the Gusuku period refers to an archaeological epoch...

the 11th century AD, which corresponds to the Gusuku Period, marking the end of the prehistoric period in the area. Until this transition, it is widely...

seashore to higher places. This period is called the gusuku period. There are three perspectives regarding the nature of gusukus: 1) a holy place, 2) dwellings...

neighboring states. The construction of gusuku began throughout the Ryukyu Islands during the Gusuku Period (1187-1314) with the rise of chieftains and...

artefacts. From the 12th century, the Kaizuka Culture is followed by the Gusuku Culture, the first agricultural culture of the Okinawa Islands. In the Sakishima...

historical accuracy of this claim is unknown. This gusuku period is sometimes called the Aji period (按司世, Ajin'yu). Eventually the Amami aji were forced...

Ryukyu Kingdom became a prosperous trading nation. Also during this period, many Gusukus, similar to castles, were constructed. The Ryukyu Kingdom entered...

period is called the Gusuku period. Gusuku is a term used for the distinctive Ryukyuan form of castles or fortresses. Many gusukus and related cultural...

Foreign relations of the Ryukyu Kingdom Foreign relations of Imperial China Gusuku History of the Ryukyu Islands History of Sakishima Islands Hua–Yi distinction...

use as a castle during the Sanzan period (1322–1429). It is thought that it was probably built during the Gusuku period, like many other castles of Okinawa...

religion at Utaki. They have existed since at least the beginning of the Gusuku period (late 12th century) and continue to perform rituals even today. They...

Palaeolithic pre–10,000 BC Early Kaizuka Period 8,000–300 BC Late Kaizuka Period 300 BC–1100 AD Gusuku period 1187–1314 Sanzan 1314–1429 Ryukyu Kingdom...

Ryukyuan aristocrats were granted lands and stipends of support in this period. The administration of the Ryukyus was established under the jurisdiction...

number of lesser chieftains loyal to him, and established himself in Ōzato gusuku near the town of Itoman. Another powerful chieftain fled north and established...

The Sanzan period (三山時代, Sanzan jidai, lit. 'three mountain period') is a period in the history of the Okinawa Islands when three lines of kings, namely...

Palaeolithic pre–10,000 BC Early Kaizuka Period 8,000–300 BC Late Kaizuka Period 300 BC–1100 AD Gusuku period 1187–1314 Sanzan 1314–1429 Ryukyu Kingdom...

as a springboard to opening up relations with Japan during the Bakumatsu period. Almost 100 years later, Americans returned to the islands, beginning in...

more primitive than those of the other two kingdoms. Nakijin Castle (城 gusuku) stood on an outcropping of the Motobu Peninsula, with drops of varying...

dynasty was only "one line of paramount local chieftains" during the Gusuku period, and its royal authority was based on "divine right". Richard Pearson...

Mount Gusuku (城山, Gusuku-yama, Kunigami: Tatchū-yama) is a mountain located on Ie Island in Ie, Okinawa. The mountain rises 172.2 m (565.0 ft) on Iejima...

more solidly defined kingdoms within a few years after 1314; the Sanzan period thus began, and would end roughly one hundred years later, when Chūzan's...

(山田城, Yamada jō, Okinawan: Yamada Gushiku) was a Ryukyuan gusuku during the Gusuku Period of Ryukyuan history. It is famous for being the birthplace...

kokushi" in the diplomatic letter to Japan. However, the rulers during this period were referred to "kings" (王, ō) in their Ishizushi [ja] (石厨子) inscriptions...

the East China Sea, while to the east it encloses Ōmura Bay. In the Gusuku Period [ja], stone cooking pots or ishinabe (石鍋) were made from talc stone...

Palaeolithic pre–10,000 BC Early Kaizuka Period 8,000–300 BC Late Kaizuka Period 300 BC–1100 AD Gusuku period 1187–1314 Sanzan 1314–1429 Ryukyu Kingdom...

Okinawa, was the political process during the early years of the Meiji period that saw the incorporation of the former Ryukyu Kingdom into the Empire...

191 ft). The village of Onna was named after the mountain during the Gusuku period. Onna Nabe "恩納岳" [Onnadake] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Yama-kei Publishers...

accurately identified as paramount chiefs, or overlords among aji during the Gusuku period. George H. Kerr suggested that the stories of Shunten and Eiso dynasties...

Ryukyu Islands in east Asia. Ryukyuan pottery first appeared during the Gusuku period (c. 1100s-1400s), when it was introduced from China. Tsuboya became...