Jana Ueekata
Tei Dō | |
|---|---|
鄭 迵 | |
Monument to Jana Ueekata in Naha, Okinawa | |
| sanshikan of Ryukyu | |
| In office 1606–1611 | |
| Preceded by | Gusukuma Seikyū |
| Succeeded by | Yuntanza Seishō |
| Head of Kumemura | |
| In office 1580–1611 | |
| Preceded by | unknown |
| Succeeded by | Sai Ken |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1549 |
| Died | October 24, 1611 (aged 61–62) |
| Japanese name | Jana Rizan (謝名 利山) |
| Rank | Ueekata |
Jana Ueekata Rizan (謝名 親方 利山) (1549–1611), also known by the Chinese-style name Tei Dō (鄭迵) (pinyin Zheng Dong), was a Ryukyuan aristocrat and bureaucrat in the royal government of the Ryukyu Kingdom. A member of the Sanshikan, the king's closest advisors, Rizan was the only Ryukyuan official to refuse to recognize the suzerainty of Japan's Satsuma Domain over the kingdom; he was executed as a result.
"Jana Ueekata" is actually a title, not a name, reflecting that Rizan was of ueekata rank, and assigned to the region or territory of Jana. This name structure, along with the fact that he possessed a separate, Chinese-style, name (Tei Dō) was typical of the Ryukyuan aristocracy.