Eiso (king)
| Eiso 英祖 | |
|---|---|
The stone sarcophagus of King Eiso | |
| King of Ryūkyū | |
| Reign | 1260–1299 |
| Predecessor | Gihon |
| Successor | Taisei |
| Born | 1229 |
| Died | August 31, 1299 (aged 69–70) |
| Burial | |
| Issue | See list
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| Divine name | Wezo-no-tedako (英祖日子) |
| Father | Eso Yononushi |
Eiso (英祖; c. 1229 – 31 August 1299) was a semi-legendary ruler of Okinawa Island. He was the founding monarch of the Eiso dynasty.
The name Eiso superficially looks like a temple name but the scholarly consensus is that it represents Iso (伊祖), a settlement in modern-day Urasoe, Okinawa. Wezo no ikusamoi (good commander of Iso), who appears in the archaic poem collection Omoro Sōshi, is usually identified as Eiso.