Urasoe Castle

E785877

archaeological site castle gusuku

Urasoe Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in Okinawa, Japan, that served as an early political and cultural center of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Urasoe Castle Ruins	1
Urasoe Castle Ruins Park	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ castle ⓘ gusuku ⓘ
builtInCentury	13th century ⓘ
builtInPeriod	Gusuku period ⓘ
category	Castles in Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ Ryukyuan gusuku ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
damagedIn	Battle of Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation	hilltop site ⓘ
flourishedInCentury	14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ
formerCapitalOf	Ryukyu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerRulerResidence	Kings of Chūzan NERFINISHED ⓘ early Ryukyuan kings ⓘ
hasFeature	Urasoe yōdore royal mausoleum NERFINISHED ⓘ burial caves ⓘ earthen ramparts ⓘ gate ruins ⓘ moats ⓘ stone walls ⓘ terraced enclosures ⓘ tombs ⓘ
hasMuseum	Urasoe Gusuku and Yodore Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritage	Ryukyuan ⓘ
languageOfName	Japanese ⓘ Okinawan ⓘ
locatedIn	East Asia ⓘ Okinawa Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ Ryukyu Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Urasoe, Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Urasoe Gusuku Site and Yodore Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Urasoe yōdore ⓘ
material	Ryukyuan limestone ⓘ limestone ⓘ wood ⓘ
namedAfter	Urasoe NERFINISHED ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
overlooks	East China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Ryukyu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessorOf	Shuri Castle as royal capital ⓘ
recognizedAs	historic site ⓘ
recognizedBy	Government of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	ruin ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism site ⓘ
usedAs	cultural center ⓘ political center ⓘ royal residence ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Urasoe → hasHistoricalSite → Urasoe Castle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Urasoe Castle Ruins

Urasoe → hasPark → Urasoe Castle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Urasoe Castle Ruins Park