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The were a type of administrative district of the Ryukyu Kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands that ranged from the Amami Islands in present-day Kagoshima Prefecture across all of present-day Okinawa Prefecture.〔 In concept they were similar to present-day Japanese prefectures, but in size they were closer to cities, towns and villages. ==History== 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. The rule of Shō Shin ranged between 1477 and 1526.〔 In the history of the Ryukyu Islands, the demarkation of ''magiri'' underwent two major modifications. The system also continued to varying degrees in the Amami Islands even after they were put under the control of Satsuma Domain. The magiri were originally controlled by individual anji, but as the Ryukyu Kingdom solidified in the 15th century the anji relocated to the center of the kingdom at Shuri. After this period the title of anji became symbolic, and low-ranking official were assigned the day-to-day administration of the magiri.〔 Each magiri had several ''shima'', or settlements, which represented an administrative unit similar to the ''mura'', or village, in feudal Japan. Each magiri had five to ten ''shima''. Ryukyuan commoners were registered to a particular ''shima'', and movement to or from the administrative areas was generally not permitted. Under the system of Shō Shin the central government at Shuri assigned each ''shima'' a ''noro'', or priestess, to carry out religious functions of the settlement.〔〔 The magiri system continued after the end of the Ryukyu Kingdom and annexation of Okinawa by Japan in 1879.〔 In 1907, under Imperial Edict 46, the Japanese administrative system of cities, towns, and village organization was extended to Okinawa.〔 The ''magiri'' system was officially abolished on April 1, 1908.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Magiri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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