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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Ryukyu Kingdom after 1609: The King and his Central Government

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Although the Satsuma clan took control of foreign trade and imposed heavy taxes on Ryukyu, they did not change the basic government struct...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Ryukyu Kingdom after 1609: Geographic Districts and the Tax System

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The invasion of Ryukyu by Japan in 1609 led to many changes in Okinawan life.  In particular the government of the kingdom had to change t...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

The Okinawan Sweet Potato and Sugar Cane Save Ryukyu

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Noguni Sokan and the Okinawan Sweet Potato Noguni Sokan was a person from the town of Noguni, Okinawa, in a district that is today Kadena...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Ryukyu Life After the Japan Invasion of 1609

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Following his successful invasion of Okinawa by Japan , Lord Shimazu of the Satsuma clan of Kyushu made several major changes to Okinawa t...
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Ryukyu and King Sho Nei - Hostages of Japan

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After the Japanese invasion of Ryukyu in 1609, King Sho Nei and his Sanshikan advisors were taken back to Kyushu as hostages while the S...
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Japan Invades the Ryukyu Kingdom - 1609

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The invasion of Okinawa by Japanese soldiers was a major turning point in the Ryukyu Kingdom’s history.   An excellent account of the even...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Sho Nei - The Ill-Fated King

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Sho Nei rose to the throne in 1589 at the age of 24.   He was the great grandson of Sho Shin , and the adopted son-in-law of Sho Ei .   H...