Eiji (Ryukyu) Explained

Eiji Japanese: {{linktext|英|慈
Reign:	1309–1313
Predecessor:	Taisei
Successor:	Tamagusuku
Birth Date:	1268
Death Date:	^[1]
Succession:	King of Ryūkyū
Father:	Taisei

was a legendary local ruler of Okinawa Island. Born as the second son of King Taisei, his mother’s name was unknown.

He was the third ruler of Eiso Dynasty; that is, his grandfather was King Eiso and his father was King Taisei.^[2] The five years of Eiji's reign were uneventful, but after his death, the island was split into three polities. Eiji was the father of Tamagusuku.^[3]

References

• Kerr, George H. (1965). Okinawa, the History of an Island People. Rutland, Vermont: C.E. Tuttle Co. OCLC 39242121
• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 48943301

Notes and References

1. Web site: 「中山世譜」全文テキストデータベース . 英慈王 名號不傳。南宋、成淳四年戊辰、降誕。……元、至大二年己酉、即位。……元、皇慶二年癸丑、九月二十日薨。在位五年。壽四十六。.
2. Kerr,
3. Kerr,