# Ueekata > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ueekata > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ueekata.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ueekata > Source revision: 1339171035 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Okinawan noble title}} {{for|people named Ueekata|Ueekata (surname)}} {{for|the sumo term with the same kanji|oyakata}} '''{{nihongo|Ueekata|親方|}}''',The same [kanji](/source/kanji) (親方) are pronounced ''oyakata'' in [Japanese](/source/Japanese_language), in which the term is used in a variety of contexts with meanings roughly corresponding to "master." For example, in [sumo](/source/Glossary_of_sumo_terms), the term is used to refer to coaches. in the [Okinawan language](/source/Okinawan_language), was the highest rank in the [yukatchu](/source/yukatchu) aristocracy of the former [Ryukyu Kingdom](/source/Ryukyu_Kingdom) (modern-day [Okinawa](/source/Okinawa_Prefecture), [Japan](/source/Japan)), though it was still below the ''[aji](/source/aji_(Ryukyu))'' nobility. Members of the {{nihongo|Council of Three|三司官|[Sanshikan](/source/Sanshikan)}}, a very high-ranking governmental body, were chosen from among the ''ueekata''. ''Ueekata'' rank was generally obtained as the last step in a progression from ''shii'' (子) rank to ''satonushi'' (里之子), then to ''[peekumi](/source/Pechin)'' (親雲上), and finally to ''ueekata''. As with other Ryukyuan aristocratic titles, a member would often be referred to by their title, along with an associated placename. For example, royal government official [Tei Dō](/source/Tei_D%C5%8D) (1549-1611) is equally well known by the title Jana Ueekata, or "ueekata of Jana," Jana (謝名) being an area (specifically, an ''[azana](/source/azana_(Ryukyu))'') within what is today the city of [Ginowan, Okinawa](/source/Ginowan%2C_Okinawa). Holders of ''ueekata'' rank wore purple ''[hachimachi](/source/hachimachi)'' headbands, the color being a symbol of rank. ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==References== *"Ueekata." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40355-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717091247/http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40355-storytopic-121.html |date=2011-07-17 }} (琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 5 January 2009. {{Government of the Ryukyu Kingdom|state=expanded}} Category:Ueekata Category:Noble titles Category:Ryukyu Kingdom Category:Nobility in Asia --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ueekata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ueekata) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ueekata?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.