The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia 9780824855208

This English translation of a key work by one of Okinawa’s most respected historians, Mamoru Akamine, provides a compell

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English Pages 216 Year 2016

Table of contents :
Contents
Author’s Note
Translators’ Note and Acknowledgments
Introduction. What Do We Mean by the “Ryukyu Kingdom”?
1. The Gusuku Period
2. Founding of the Ming Dynasty and the Rise of the Ryukyu Kingdom
3. Ryukyu in the East Asian Trade Sphere
4. The Ryukyu Kingdom under the Bakuhan System
5. Reform and Sinification of the Kingdom
6. The Ryukyu Kingdom’s Tribute Trade
7. The Imperial Investiture System and the Ryukyu Kingdom
8. The End of the Kingdom
Afterword. Traces of the Ryukyu Kingdom
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia
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