Kyan Castle

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Kyan Castle
喜屋武城
Uruma, Okinawa
Site information
TypeGusuku
Controlled byŌgawa Aji (14th century-15th century)
File:Flag of Ryukyu.svg Ryūkyū Kingdom (15th century–1879)
File:Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Empire of Japan (1879–1945)
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands(1945-1950)
File:US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands(1950-1972)
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan(1972-present)
Open to
the public
yes
ConditionRuins
Location
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Site history
Built byFourth son of Ōgawa Aji
MaterialsRyukyuan limestone, wood

Kyan Castle (喜屋武城, Kyan jō; Okinawan: Chan Gushiku[1]) is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Uruma, Okinawa. It was controlled by the Ōgawa Aji of Agena Castle until it was destroyed by the Ryukyu Kingdom.[2]

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