Background
Naata was born on Hateruma Island and traveled to Ishigaki Island at the age of eight.
長田大主
Naata was born on Hateruma Island and traveled to Ishigaki Island at the age of eight.
Over the years, as he grew, he gained power, eventually uniting Ishigaki Village and becoming its head He was approached, as were a number of other local chieftains, by Oyake Akahachi, who sought to have them join him in rebellion against the Ryūkyū Kingdom. Akahachi was defeated in the end by royal forces, with Naata"s support.
lieutenant is sometimes said that Naata was the son of Nakasone Toyomiya, or otherwise descended from him, but this seems unlikely, as Nakasone is known to have lived sometime around 1500-1530, which would make him younger or contemporaneous with Naata, not old enough to be his father or other ancestor.