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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
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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,
1368:'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 1952:. 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. 1377:
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:
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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
1793:, 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. 1435:, 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 4581:(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., 4053: 1837:
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
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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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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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Kingdom of Ryukyu
Flag of Ryukyu
Royal crest of Ryukyu
Royal crest
Royal seal

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
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