Ryukyu Kingdom Map
Okinawa is home to a unique culture that differs considerably from that of mainland japan.
Ryukyu kingdom map. It includes 5 castles katsuren castle zakimi castle nakijin castle shuri castle nakagusuku castle ruins of 2 stone monuments tamaudun mausoleum sonohyan utaki stone gate and 2 cultural landscapes shikinaen. Map of ryukyu kingdom today okinawa prefecture of japan view larger map ryūkyū kingdom the ryūkyū kingdom 琉球國 rūchū kuku or lewchew or luchu was an independent kingdom which ruled most of the ryukyu islands from the 15th century to the 19th century. The ryukyu kingdom was ruled as a tributary state of china by the ryukyuan monarchy who unified okinawa island to end the sanzan period and extended the.
Until the islands were invaded by the satsuma domain present day kagoshima prefecture in 1609 okinawa existed as an entirely separate country from japan known as the ryukyu kingdom. The ryukyu islands also known as the nansei islands or the ryukyu arc are a chain of japanese islands that stretch southwest from kyushu to taiwan. The ryukyu kingdom okinawan.
This is known as the ryukyu golden age which was during the reign of shō shin from 1478 to 1526. After the invasion the ryukyu kingdom served as a tributary state to japan but continued to be governed by the royal. Lewchew luchu and loochoo was a kingdom in the ryukyu islands from 1429 to 1879.
During this period ryukyu kingdom would come to almost dominate maritime trade in east asia mostly due to their key position. The gusuku sites and related properties of the kingdom of ryukyu are a unesco world heritage site on the okinawa island.
