According to legend, Amawari was born to a peasant family in Yara, in Chatan magiri.
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Anxious about Amawari's power, King Shō Taikyū arranged that a new castle be built at Nakagusuku, under the command and supervision of the aji (landlord) Gosamaru, between Katsuren and the royal capital of Shuri.
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