Kikoe-ōgimi (聞得大君/きこゑ大きみ; Okinawan: Chifi-ufujin or Chifijin) is the title worn by the highest priestess of the Ryukyuan religion. Although the title is mentioned in sources dealing with periods older than the Ryūkyū Kingdom, the current characteristics of the function have been fixed during the great religious reform at the beginning of the second Shō dynasty.
Kikoe-ōgimi (聞得大君/きこゑ大きみ; Okinawan: Chifi-ufujin or Chifijin) is the title worn by the highest priestess of the Ryukyuan religion. Although the title is mentioned in sources dealing with periods older than the Ryūkyū Kingdom, the current characteristics of the function have been fixed during the great religious reform at the beginning of the second Shō dynasty.
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