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Ryukyu Kingdom


 

The Ryukyu Kingdom was an independent kingdom which ruled most of the Ryukyu Islands from the 14th century to the 19th century. The Kings of Ryukyu unified Okinawa Island and extended the kingdom to the Amami Islands in modern Kagoshima Prefecture, and the Yaeyama Islands near Taiwan.

References

  • Matsuda, Mitsugu (2001), The Government of the Kingdom of Ryukyu, 1609-1872
  • (ISBN 4946539166)