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Taromai

fl. 1429 · 15th century · Also known as Tarumi

Taromai was the last king of Nanzan, the southern of the three kingdoms that divided Okinawa Island in the 14th and early 15th centuries. In 1429 Shō Hashi, ruler of Chuzan, conquered Nanzan and defeated him, completing the unification of Okinawa as the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Taromai
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Taromai. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/taromai
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