Ryukyu Kingdom
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The Ryukyu Kingdom was a kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands from 1429 to 1872. It was ruled as a tributary state of the Ming dynasty by the Ryukyuan monarchy, who unified Okinawa Island to end the Sanzan period, and subsequently extended the kingdom to the Amami Islands and Sakishima Islands. The Ryukyu Kingdom played a central role in the maritime trade networks of medieval East Asia and Southeast Asia despite its small size. The Ryukyu Kingdom became a vassal state of the Satsuma Domain of Japan after the invasion of Ryukyu in 1609 but retained de jure independence until it was illegally transformed into the Ryukyu Domain by the Empire of Japan in 1872. The Ryukyu Domain was formally annexed by Japan in 1879 and reorganized as Okinawa Prefecture, and the Ryukyuan monarchy was integrated into the new Japanese nobility.
琉球國之圖
龍洞松濤
Moonlight in the Ryuhkyuh
18century's Ryuhkyuh(Okinawa)drawn by Qing dynasty’s bureaucracy
Map of Ryukyu Kingdoms in the Sanzan period
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu banner
Throne of the kings of Ryukyu
Replica of the crown of the Kings of Ryukyu
Seal of the King of Ryukyu, upper part
Chibugaa Spring in Chatan, Okinawa- A Brief Account of the Ryukyu Kingdom - written by Zhou Huang, Chinese, 1759
- Haedong Jegukgi - 1471 book by Shin Suk-ju, Classical Chinese
- Sangoku Tsūran Zusetsu - Japanese book, Classical Japanese, 1785
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | war | 1609 | Invasion of Ryukyu | invasion, Satsuma Domain, war, Ryukyu Kingdom | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Gushikawa Castle | gusuku, military base, Ryukyu Kingdom | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Gushikawa Castle | military base, Ryukyu Kingdom, gusuku | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1400 | Nakagusuku Castle | hill castle, Ryukyu Kingdom, gusuku | Wikidata |
| commons | image | 琉球國之圖 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 龍洞松濤 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Moonlight in the Ryuhkyuh | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 18century's Ryuhkyuh(Okinawa)drawn by Qing dynasty’s bureaucracy | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Map of Ryukyu Kingdoms in the Sanzan period | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu banner | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Throne of the kings of Ryukyu | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Replica of the crown of the Kings of Ryukyu | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Seal of the King of Ryukyu, upper part | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chibugaa Spring in Chatan, Okinawa | Commons | ||
