Nanzan

Nanzan was the southernmost of Okinawa’s three kingdoms, based at Ōzato Castle. Founded around 1314, it was called Sannan before the eighteenth century.

After Chūzan sent tribute to Ming China in 1372, Nanzan also obtained tributary status, with each mission limited to one ship. Its lord Ofusato visited the Ming court in 1388 and died in Korea in 1398. King Taromai received Chinese investiture in 1415, but Shō Hashi of Chūzan annexed Nanzan in 1429.