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Name: ryukyu kingdom

Type: Cluster

Start: 1430 AD

End: 1872 AD

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The cluster includes all the forms of the country.

The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

  • Ryukyu Kingdom
  • Ryukyu Kingdom (Japan)
  • Establishment


  • January 1430: The Kingdom of Nanzan conquered the Kingdom of Chūzan, uniting both into the Ryukyu Kingdom.
  • Chronology


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    1. Invasion of Ryukyu


    Was the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Ryukyu Islands.

    1.1.Tokuno Island

    Was the Japanese invasion of the Ryukyu Island.

  • April 1609: Three Japanese ships arrived at Akitoku, and were attacked at the water's edge by the Akitoku people. However, the troops quickly fought back and killed 20-30 people.
  • April 1609: The Japanese Satsuma fleet arrived at Akitoku (Tokuno Island).

  • 1.2.Ryukyu Island

    Was the Japanese invasion of the Tokuno Island.

  • April 1609: The Japanese arrived at Nakijin Castle, founding it deserted.
  • May 1609: The Satsuma ships entered Naha harbor, and immediately held peace talks at Oyamise.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1572: By 1571 the Amami Ōshima Islands, to the north near Kyūshū, were incorporated into the Kingdom of Ryukyu.

  • January 1601: The Ryukyu Kingdom extended its authority over the southernmost islands in the Ryukyu archipelago by the end of the 15th century.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1873: In 1872, Emperor Meiji unilaterally declared the Ryukyu Kingdom annexed to Japan.
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