Unajara

is the name under which the queen of King Gihon is known. Gihon was the third and last king of the Shunten dynasty, a largely mythical dynasty that reigned over all or part of Okinawa Island in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Historical sources

Official sources of Ryūkyūan history (Chūzan Seikan, Chūzan Seifu...) mention that there is no data concerning Gihon's queen. , However, the tomb , located in Kishaba in Kitanakagusuku Village, is known locally as the tomb of Gihon's queen. , and it is possible that one of the three other urns belongs to Unajara. The Hanasaki family takes care of the tomb and comes and prays in front of it for Shīmī and the other yearly festivals.

Issue Unajara gave birth to at least one son and one daughter, who are mentioned in the Abridged Chronicles of the Ryūkyū Kingdom. Her son marries a woman from Ginowan named who is the heroin of a legend where she tries and sacrifices herself to a dragon, and her daughter marries Machiru's younger brother. .

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