Eiji (king)

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

Life

He was the third ruler of Eiso Dynasty; that is, his grandfather was King Eiso and his father was King Taisei. 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.

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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