Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ueekata was a rank in the aristocracy of Okinawa''s Ry ky Kingdom. It was the highest rank below anji, and members of the Council of Three, a very high-ranking governmental body, were chosen from among the ueekata. Ueekata rank was generally obtained as the last step in a progression from shii rank to satunushi, then to peekumi, and finally to ueekata. As with other Ryukyuan aristocratic titles, a noble would often be referred to by their title, along with an associated placename. For example, royal government official Tei D (1549-1611) is equally well-known by the title Jana Ueekata, or "ueekata of Jana," Jana being an area (specifically, an azana) within what is today the city of Ginowan, Okinawa.