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668: 1681: 56: 602: 108: 3160: 1502: 3168: 1907: 1896: 99: 1514: 674: 616: 68: 1701: 1718: 4679: 1689: 1830:, and the shogunate—to make Ryukyu seem as much a distinctive and foreign country as possible. Japanese were prohibited from visiting Ryukyu without shogunal permission, and the Ryukyuans were forbidden from adopting Japanese names, clothes, or customs. They were even forbidden from divulging their knowledge of the Japanese language during their trips to Edo; the Shimazu family, 1577:, "sea bans"), limiting trade with China to tributary states and those with formal authorization, along with the accompanying preferential treatment of the Ming Court towards Ryukyu, allowed the kingdom to flourish and prosper for roughly 150 years. In the late 16th century, however, the kingdom's commercial prosperity fell into decline. The rise of the 1853:, China had a special relationship with the island and the Ryukyu had paid tribute to China for hundreds of years, and the Chinese reserved certain trade rights for them in an amicable and beneficial relationship. Japan ordered tributary relations to end in 1875 after the tribute mission of 1874 was perceived as a show of submission to China. 1333:
period. Hokuzan, which constituted much of the northern half of the island, was the largest in terms of land area and military strength but was economically the weakest of the three. Nanzan constituted the southern portion of the island. Chūzan lay in the center of the island and was economically the
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and those of the shogunate, in trading with China. Ryukyu was a tributary state of China, and since Japan had no formal diplomatic relations with China, it was essential that China not realize that Ryukyu was controlled by Japan. Thus, Satsuma—and the shogunate—was obliged to be mostly hands-off in
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expressed horror when the Ryukyuans castrated some of their own children to become eunuchs to serve in the Ming imperial palace. Emperor Yongle said that the boys who were castrated were innocent and did not deserve castration, and he returned them to Ryukyu, and instructed the kingdom not to send
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These three principalities (tribal federations led by major chieftains) battled, and Chūzan emerged victorious. The Chūzan leaders were officially recognized by Ming dynasty China as the rightful kings over those of Nanzan and Hokuzan, thus lending great legitimacy to their claims. The ruler of
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Since Ming China prohibited trade with Japan, the Satsuma domain, with the blessing of the Tokugawa shogunate, used the trade relations of the kingdom to continue to maintain trade relations with China. Considering that Japan had previously severed ties with most European countries except
1655:(modern-day Tokyo). To avoid giving the Qing any reason for military action against Japan, the king was released two years later and the Ryukyu Kingdom regained a degree of autonomy. However, the Satsuma domain seized control over some territory of the Ryukyu Kingdom, notably the 1643:
took place in 1609, but Satsuma still allowed the Ryukyu Kingdom to find itself in a period of "dual subordination" to Japan and China, wherein Ryukyuan tributary relations were maintained with both the Tokugawa shogunate and the Chinese court.
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in Beijing, and formally recognized the authority of the King of Chūzan, allowing the kingdom to trade formally at Ming ports. Ryukyuan ships, often provided by China, traded at ports throughout the region, which included, among others, China,
1357:'s reign. Many Ryukyuan officials were descended from these Chinese immigrants, being born in China or having Chinese grandfathers. They assisted the Ryukyuans in advancing their technology and diplomatic relations. On 30 January 1406, the 1941:. Many royalist supporters fled to China. The king's death in 1901 diminished the historic connections with the former kingdom. With the abolition of the aristocracy after World War II, the Sho family continues to live in Tokyo. 1366:
Chūzan passed his throne to King Hashi; Hashi conquered Hokuzan in 1416 and Nanzan in 1429, uniting the island of Okinawa for the first time, and founded the first Shō dynasty. Hashi was granted the surname "Shō" (Chinese:
1774:(the China's dynasty that followed Ming after 1644) were formally approved by the shogunate. This was seen to be justified, in part, because of the desire to avoid giving Qing any reason for military action against Japan. 1562:, an official record of diplomatic documents compiled by the kingdom, as having taken place between 1424 and the 1630s, with 61 of them bound for Siam, 10 for Malacca, 10 for Pattani, and 8 for Java, among others. 1456:
China, begun by Chūzan in 1372, and enjoyed by the three Okinawan kingdoms which followed it. China provided ships for Ryukyu's maritime trade activities, allowed a limited number of Ryukyuans to study at the
1782:, such trade relations proved especially crucial to both the Tokugawa shogunate and Satsuma domain, which would use its power and influence, gained in this way, to help overthrow the shogunate in the 1860s. 1424:, were incorporated into the kingdom as well. While the kingdom's political system was adopted and the authority of Shuri recognized, in the Amami Ōshima Islands, the kingdom's authority over the 4570:(dissertation submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Hawaii in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, January 1967), Gushikawa: Yui Pub., 4042: 1826:
terms of not visibly or forcibly occupying Ryukyu or controlling the policies and laws there. The situation benefited all three parties involved—the Ryukyu royal government, the Satsuma
107: 1342:, and Kume-mura, the center of traditional Chinese education. These sites and Chūzan as a whole would continue to form the center of the Ryukyu Kingdom until its abolition. 630: 577: 563: 549: 1405:, who was a grandson of Shō Hashi, died without a male heir, a palatine servant declared he was Toku's adopted son and gained Chinese investiture. This pretender, 977: 6606: 1805:(大仮屋) at Shuri in 1628, and became the base of Ryukyu domination for 250 years, until 1872. The Satsuma Domain's residents can be roughly compared to a European 967: 6752: 1838:
to have a king and an entire kingdom as vassals, Satsuma gained significantly from Ryukyu's exoticness, reinforcing that it was an entirely separate kingdom.
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part of Edo Japan. Though technically under the control of Satsuma, Ryukyu was given a great degree of autonomy, to best serve the interests of the Satsuma
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threat among other factors led to the gradual loss of Chinese preferential treatment; the kingdom also suffered from increased maritime competition from
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of Satsuma, gained great prestige by putting on a show of parading the King, officials, and other people of Ryukyu to and through Edo. As the only
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Many Chinese people moved to Ryukyu to serve the government or to engage in business during this period . At the request of the Ryukyuan King, the
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The kingdom extended its authority over the southernmost islands in the Ryukyu archipelago by the end of the 15th century, and by 1571 the
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island group, which was incorporated into the Satsuma domain and remains a part of Kagoshima Prefecture, not Okinawa Prefecture.
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Okamoto, Hiromichi (2008), "Foreign Policy and Maritime Trade in the Early Ming Period Focusing on the Ryukyu Kingdom",
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1854 – Perry returns to Okinawa to sign the Loochoo Compact with the Ryukyuan government. Bettelheim leaves with Perry.
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on 27 March 1879. The Amami-Ōshima island group which had been integrated into Satsuma Domain became a part of
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Nanzan and Hokuzan also entered into tributary relationships with Ming China, in 1380 and 1383 respectively.
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For nearly two hundred years, the Ryukyu Kingdom would thrive as a key player in maritime trade with
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and East Asia. Central to the kingdom's maritime activities was the continuation of the
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The East Asian maritime world 1400–1800: its fabrics of power and dynamics of exchanges
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Traditional Ryukyuan clothes in late period, which were much closer to the Japanese
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Visions of Ryukyu: identity and ideology in early-modern thought and politics
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envoy visits Okinawa, which had been divided into three kingdoms during the
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and the town as his capital, and constructed Naha harbor. When in 1469 King
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Occupation occurred fairly quickly, with some fierce fighting, and King
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in a protectorate. But the kingdom was not considered as part of any
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1874 – The last tributary envoy to China is dispatched from Naha. /
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abolished the Ryukyu Kingdom when the islands were incorporated as
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The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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1879 – Japan abolishes Ryukyu Domain and declares the creation of
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1611 – In accordance with the peace treaty, Satsuma annexes the
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ruled during Satsuma invasion; first king to be Satsuma vassal
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Kingdom, resulting in diplomatic ties between the two kingdoms.
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Shō Hashi adopted the Chinese hierarchical court system, built
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to manage oceanic dealings in the kingdom in 1392, during the
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Schottenhammer, Angela (2007). Schottenhammer, Angela (ed.).
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visits the kingdom and establishes a coaling station in Naha.
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1276 – Mongols are violently driven off the island again.
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The Origins of Banana-fibre Cloth in the Ryukyus, Japan
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that emerged following Hideyoshi's fall authorized the
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to the south remained for centuries at the level of a
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The Ryukyu Kingdom at its maximum extent (present-day
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Historical kingdom in Okinawa, Japan from 1429 to 1875
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Grant, Ulysses Simpson (2008). Simon, John Y (ed.).
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despite its small size. The Ryukyu Kingdom became a
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It was ruled as a 6723:Former countries in Japanese history 4714:Okinawa Filming Guide Book 2014–2015 4540: 4516: 4487: 4388: 4311: 4302:, May 1959, Vol. 323, No. 1, p. 165. 4257: 4222: 3994: 3736: 3668: 3600: 1740:adding citations to reliable sources 1711: 1334:strongest. Its political capital at 6718:Former countries in Chinese history 4026:] (in French), pp. 169–180 3232:Ryukyuan missions to Imperial China 3182:Foreign relations of Imperial China 1594:Japanese invasion and subordination 13: 5137:List of current sovereign monarchs 3558:Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 3435:due to trade relations with China. 1965:are expelled from Okinawa by King 1954:becomes King of Okinawa, based at 1196:, and extended the kingdom to the 14: 6769: 4671: 4614:Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002), 4275:Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus 3530:. 24 October 2003. Archived from 2054:'s rebellion against the Kingdom. 2039:. Shō Hashi moves the capital to 1857:Annexation by the Japanese Empire 5655:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4677: 3486: 1918:Portraits of Periodical Offering 1905: 1894: 1716: 1246:in 1872. The Ryukyu Kingdom was 672: 666: 628: 614: 600: 575: 561: 547: 97: 66: 54: 5132:Imperial, royal and noble ranks 4808:Ryūkyū Kingdom's King of Chūzan 4439: 4394: 4371: 4351: 4284: 4234:Matsuo, Kanenori Sakon (2005). 4228: 4182: 4157: 4135: 4088: 4003: 3866: 3786: 3730: 3696: 3662: 3604:The eunuchs in the Ming dynasty 3438: 1944: 1931:, and was given a compensating 1727:needs additional citations for 1672:, which was published in 1785. 1616:, the request was refused. The 6758:Former monarchies of East Asia 6743:1879 disestablishments in Asia 5114: 4541:——— (1958), 4292:Book Review: "George H. Kerr. 3628: 3601:Tsai, Shih-shan Henry (1996). 3594: 3513: 3480: 3421: 3361: 3330: 3277: 3212:Military of the Ryukyu Kingdom 3163:Location of the Ryukyu Islands 1390: 1372: 1: 6713:Former countries in East Asia 4528:, National Research Council, 4346:] (in French), p. 56 3469:Seisai Tokuchi『日本文学から見た琉歌概論』( 3451: 3192:History of the Ryukyu Islands 1662:The kingdom was described by 1268:History of the Ryukyu Islands 5147:List of monarchy referendums 4526:National Academy of Sciences 4047:The Journal of Asian Studies 3456: 3298: 3217:Ryukyu independence movement 3197:History of Sakishima Islands 2223:" on Miyako Island. / Japan 1440:Golden age of maritime trade 1103:Missions from Imperial China 36: 7: 6738:1429 establishments in Asia 4695:, Uninanchu, archived from 4281:, No. 1084. 24 August 2006. 3919:"Ryukyu and Southeast Asia" 3737:Wade, Geoff (1 July 2007). 3703:Hendrickx, Katrien (2007). 3351:ᠯᡳᠣ ᠴᡳᠣ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ Lio cio gurun 3339: 3319: 3237:Ryukyuan missions to Joseon 3154: 2244: 2204:unilaterally declares King 1841:According to statements by 1420:Islands, to the north near 1380:in 1421, becoming known as 1028:Okinawa Reversion Agreement 10: 6774: 4653:University of Hawaii Press 4461: 3796:Maritime Ryukyu, 1050–1650 3350: 3290: 3144:last King of Ryukyu (then 3132: 3110: 3088: 3066: 3044: 3022: 3000: 2978: 2956: 2934: 2912: 2890: 2867: 2845: 2823: 2801: 2779: 2757: 2731: 2709: 2687: 2665: 2643: 2621: 2598: 2549: 2527: 2505: 2483: 2461: 2439: 2410: 2388: 2366: 2344: 2322: 2300: 2262: 1860: 1597: 1265: 1261: 1098:Missions to Imperial China 434: 424: 386: 347: 270: 29: 6559: 6468: 6182: 5945: 5879: 5691: 5682: 5578: 5560: 5492: 5407: 5365: 5297: 5211: 5155: 5122: 5059: 4951: 4903: 4880: 4842: 4814: 4566:Matsuda, Mitsugu (2001), 4113:10.1017/S0026749X07003034 4041:K. Sakai, Robert (1964). 4022:San kokf tsou ran to sets 3917:Sakamaki, Shunzō (1964). 3308: 2238: 1610:campaign to conquer Korea 1573: 1385: 1367: 1327: 1314: 1301: 1288: 1093: 1064: 1060: 1050: 1036: 1026: 1016: 1006: 996: 986: 976: 966: 962: 954: 940: 931: 927: 917: 907: 897: 879: 869: 859: 855: 845: 835: 831: 821: 807: 797: 787: 783: 773: 759: 749: 745:16616 BC?– 1186 AD? 739: 735: 725: 712: 702: 689: 644: 526: 507: 503: 490: 477: 464: 454: 450: 442: 418: 414: 402: 398: 379: 375: 363: 359: 338: 334: 322: 310: 298: 286: 282: 263: 253: 241: 210: 192: 182: 125: 105: 90: 82: 50: 45: 23: 5284:Self-proclaimed monarchy 4622:Harvard University Press 4473:. 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(2010), 4378:论战后琉球独立运动及琉球归属问题 – 百度文库 3793:Smits, Gregory (2019). 3412:Historical Dutch name: 3171:Hokuzan, Chūzan, Nanzan 2208:as the "Domain Head of 2166:Bernard Jean Bettelheim 2027:1429 – Chūzan occupies 1961:1272 – Envoys from the 1694:Ryukyuan mission to Edo 151:Tributary state of the 5834:Islands of Refreshment 5264:Legitimacy (political) 4279:Academia Sinica Weekly 3774:Cite journal requires 3376:Great Lew Chew Country 3207:Mudan Incident of 1871 3172: 3164: 2259:List of Ryukyuan kings 2125:of the Satsuma Domain. 1709: 1697: 1685: 1669:Sangoku Tsūran Zusetsu 1565:The Chinese policy of 1521: 1510: 1273:Origins of the Kingdom 5645:Saint Kitts and Nevis 5234:Criticism of monarchy 5224:Abolition of monarchy 3581:National Diet Library 3260:Okinawan martial arts 3170: 3162: 2170:Loochoo Naval Mission 2155:1745 – Completion of 2146:1724 – Completion of 2137:1650 – Completion of 2128:1623 – Completion of 1703: 1691: 1683: 1517:The main building of 1516: 1504: 1232:in 1609 but retained 1208:networks of medieval 1172:was a kingdom in the 1123:Independence movement 193:Common languages 86: Ishinagu no Uta 5477:United Arab Emirates 4686:at Wikimedia Commons 4404:. 26 September 2013. 4290:Goodenough, Ward H. 4101:Modern Asian Studies 3748:10.2139/ssrn.1317152 3525:Luke Roberts at the 3256:(intact royal tombs) 3138:1848 – 11 March 1879 2252:Meiji peerage system 2227:on behalf of Ryukyu. 1885:Kagoshima Prefecture 1736:improve this article 1637:Kagoshima Prefecture 1318:, Southern Mountain) 1292:, Northern Mountain) 1113:Missions from Joseon 1066:Kagoshima Prefecture 978:Civil Administration 955:U. S. administration 704:Early Kaizuka Period 170:Vassal state of the 6673:Trinidad and Tobago 6560:Commonwealth realms 6445:United Baltic Duchy 5588:Antigua and Barbuda 5580:Commonwealth realms 5274:Order of succession 4759: /  4727:on 11 February 2017 4402:"Forgotten Dynasty" 3669:Deng, Gang (1999). 3577:"旧条約彙纂. 第3巻(朝鮮・琉球)" 3560:. 25 December 2018. 3501:on 18 February 2022 2569: 2429: 2271: 2221:friendship monument 2197:visits the kingdom. 2100:invades the kingdom 1985:tributary relations 1676:Tributary relations 1305:, Central Mountain) 1182:imperial Ming China 968:Military Government 881:Japanese Annexation 714:Late Kaizuka Period 456:• Unification 143:Tributary state of 4953:Second Shō dynasty 4763:26.200°N 127.683°E 4617:Japan Encyclopedia 4524:, Washington, DC: 4430:Hamashita, Takeshi 4340:Nobiliare du Japon 4225:, p. 366-367. 3521:"Ryuukyuuan coins" 3202:Hua–Yi distinction 3173: 3165: 3141:Second Shō dynasty 3119:Second Shō dynasty 3097:Second Shō dynasty 3075:Second Shō dynasty 3053:Second Shō dynasty 3031:Second Shō dynasty 3009:Second Shō dynasty 2987:Second Shō dynasty 2965:Second Shō dynasty 2943:Second Shō dynasty 2921:Second Shō dynasty 2899:Second Shō dynasty 2876:Second Shō dynasty 2854:Second Shō dynasty 2832:Second Shō dynasty 2810:Second Shō dynasty 2788:Second Shō dynasty 2766:Second Shō dynasty 2740:Second Shō dynasty 2610:as King of Ryukyu 2577:Chinese characters 2567: 2561:as King of Chūzan 2427: 2279:Chinese characters 2269: 2232:Okinawa Prefecture 2082:annexed by Ryukyu. 2061:invaded by Ryukyu. 1881:Okinawa Prefecture 1863:Ryūkyū Disposition 1849:in a meeting with 1845:imperial official 1710: 1698: 1686: 1618:Tokugawa shogunate 1606:Toyotomi Hideyoshi 1600:Invasion of Ryukyu 1522: 1511: 1466:(Vietnam), Japan, 1452:relationship with 1331:, Three Mountains) 1252:Okinawa Prefecture 1230:invasion of Ryukyu 1108:Missions to Joseon 1070:1953–present 1056:1972–present 1052:Okinawa Prefecture 847:Second Shō dynasty 755:1187?– 1259? 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Flag of Ryukyu
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The Ryukyu Kingdom at its maximum extent (present-day Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami Islands)
Okinawa Prefecture
Amami Islands
Tributary state
Ming dynasty
Southern Ming
Qing dynasty
Vassal state
Satsuma Domain
Empire of Japan
Shuri
Ryukyuan languages
Classical Chinese
Classical Japanese
Ryukyuan religion
State Religion
Shinto
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
Demonym(s)
Ryukyuan
Monarchy
King
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