Ryukyu Islands (琉球列島, Ryūkyū-rettō), also known as the Nansei Islands (南西諸島, Nansei-shotō, lit. "Southwest Islands") or the Ryukyu Arc (琉球弧, Ryūkyū-ko)... 65 KB (7,394 words) - 14:40, 24 April 2024 |
The Ryukyu Kingdom (1372–1879) on Okinawa Island used various writing conventions, all of which were markedly different from spoken registers. A unique... 21 KB (2,803 words) - 00:26, 17 March 2024 |
Ryukyuan people (redirect from Ryūkyū peoples) China. In 1609, the Satsuma Domain (based in Kyushu) invaded the Ryukyu Kingdom. The Kingdom maintained a fictive independence in vassal status, in a dual... 95 KB (11,067 words) - 03:42, 27 April 2024 |
Okinawa Prefecture (redirect from Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands) Prefecture. Okinawa was ruled by the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1429 and unofficially annexed by Japan after the Invasion of Ryukyu in 1609. Okinawa was officially... 100 KB (8,270 words) - 06:11, 17 April 2024 |
the Ryukyu Islands southwest of the main islands of Japan. The name "Ryūkyū" originates from Chinese writings. The earliest references to "Ryūkyū" write... 52 KB (6,009 words) - 06:10, 12 March 2024 |
King of Ryūkyū (琉球国王, Ryūkyū koku-ō), also known as King of Lew Chew, King of Chūzan (中山王, Chūzan-ō), or more officially Ryūkyū Kingdom's King of Chūzan... 24 KB (2,195 words) - 02:44, 7 March 2024 |