<prompt> Bheka isigaba esingezansi bese uphendula umbuzo emva kwalokho ngolimi olufanayo nesigaba: Ukudlula: Ngekhulu le-14, izindawo ezincane ezazisakazeke e-Okinawa Island zahlanganiswa zaba izifundazwe ezintathu: iHokuzan 北山, iNtaba Yasenyakatho, iChūzan 中山, iNtaba Ephakathi, neNanzan 南山, iNtaba Yaseningizimu. Lokhu kwakwaziwa ngokuthi inkathi yoMbuso Wamathathu, noma iSanzan 三山, Izintaba Ezintathu. IHokuzan, eyayakha ingxenye enkulu yengxenye esenyakatho yesiqhingi, yayiyinkulu ngokwendawo nangamandla ezempi kodwa yayibuthakathaka kwezomnotho kulezi ezintathu. INanzan yayiyingxenye eseningizimu yalesi siqhingi. IChūzan yayiphakathi nendawo esiqhingini futhi yayinamandla kakhulu kwezomnotho. Inhlokodolobha yayo yezombangazwe eShuri, iNanzhan yayiseduze netheku elikhulu laseNaha, neKume-mura, isikhungo semfundo yendabuko yamaShayina. Lezi zindawo kanye neChūzan iyonke zaziyoqhubeka zakha isikhungo soMbuso waseRyukyu kuze kube yilapho ususwa. Abantu abaningi baseShayina bathuthela eRyukyu ukuyokhonza uhulumeni noma ukuhileleka ebhizinisini ngalesi sikhathi. Ngokwesicelo seNkosi yaseRyukyuan, amaMing Chinese athumela imindeni engamaShayina engamashumi amathathu nesithupha evela eFujian ukuphatha izindaba zasolwandle embusweni ngo-1392, ngesikhathi sokubusa kombusi waseHongwu. Izikhulu eziningi zaseRyukyuan zaziyinzalo yalaba bafuduki baseShayina, ezazalelwa eChina noma ezazinabagogo nomkhulu abangamaShayina. Basiza amaRyukyu ekuthuthukiseni ubuchwepheshe bawo nobudlelwano bezombusazwe. NgoJanuwari 30, 1406, uMbusi waseYongle wazwakalisa ukwethuka lapho amaRyukyuan ekhipha ezinye zezingane zawo ukuze zibe yizinduna ukuze zisebenze esigodlweni sobukhosi saseMing. UMbusi uYongle wathi abafana ababedonswe amadolo babemsulwa futhi babengafanelwe ukudonswa amadolo, futhi wababuyisela eRyukyu, futhi wayala umbuso ukuba ungaphinde uthumele izithenwa. Ngokusho kwezitatimende zesikhulu sombuso waseQing uLi Hongzhang emhlanganweni no-Ulysses S. Grant, iChina yayinobudlelwano obukhethekile nesiqhingi kanti iRyukyu yayikhokhe intela eChina amakhulu eminyaka, futhi amaShayina agodla amalungelo athile okuhweba kubo ebudlelwaneni obunobungani futhi obuzuzisayo. Umbuzo: INkosi uSho Toku yafa ngamuphi unyaka?  <response>: 1469 izinyanga 