Magiri

The administrative divisions of the Ryukyu Kingdom were a hierarchy composed of districts, magiri, cities, villages, and islands established by the Ryukyu Kingdom throughout the Ryukyu Islands.

There were three districts (方^?) or "hō": Kunigami, Nakagami, and Shimajiri, which roughly correspond to the borders of the three Okinawan kingdoms during the Sanzan period. There were 57 magiri (間切^?) throughout the kingdom including the Amami Islands. In concept they were similar to present-day Japanese prefectures, but in size they were closer to Japanese cities, towns and villages. There were four cities: Shuri, Naha, Tomari, and Kume. They were comparable to Japanese urban prefectures. There were over 600 villages (村^?) throughout the kingdom including the Amami Islands. There were approximately 24 shima (島^?) or "outlying islands", but only includeding islands that weren't already part of a magiri.

The three districts are based on the three kingdoms of Hokuzan, Chūzan, and Nanzan. The origin of the magiri system is unclear, but was solidified by the beginning of the reign of Shō Shin, the third king of the Second Shō Dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom who ruled between 1477 and 1526. The magiri were originally controlled by individual aji, but as the Ryukyu Kingdom centralized at the turn of the 15th century the aji relocated to the capital of the kingdom at Shuri. After this period the title of aji became symbolic, and low-ranking officials were assigned the day-to-day administration of the magiri.

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