Ryukyu Kingdom

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former country historical kingdom monarchy

The Ryukyu Kingdom was an independent island monarchy centered on Okinawa that thrived as a maritime trading hub between Japan, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia before its annexation by Japan in the 19th century.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Ryukyu Kingdom canonical 29
Ryukyu Kingdom era 6
Kingdom of Ryukyu 4

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former country ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
annexedBy Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan
capital Shuri ⓘ
Shuri Castle ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
dissolved 1879 ⓘ
economy maritime trade ⓘ
endTime 1879 ⓘ
era Edo period ⓘ
surface form: Edo period (Japan)

Muromachi period ⓘ
surface form: Muromachi period (Japan)
ethnicGroup Ryukyuan people ⓘ
event 1609 invasion by Satsuma Domain ⓘ
foundedBy Shō Hashi ⓘ
foundingDate 1429 ⓘ
governmentType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
tributary state ⓘ
incorporatedInto Japanese state ⓘ
knownFor diplomatic missions to China ⓘ
distinct Ryukyuan culture ⓘ
maritime trading hub ⓘ
language Classical Chinese (diplomatic) ⓘ
Ryukyuan languages ⓘ
lastMonarch Shō Tai ⓘ
locatedIn East China Sea ⓘ
Okinawa Island ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
present-day Japan ⓘ
notableRuler Shō Hashi ⓘ
Shō Shin ⓘ
Shō Tai ⓘ
partOf Silk Road routes ⓘ
surface form: Maritime Silk Road
predecessor Chūzan ⓘ
Hokuzan ⓘ
Nanzan ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Confucianism ⓘ
Ryukyuan religion ⓘ
startTime 1429 ⓘ
successor Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ
tradedWith China ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Korea ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
tributaryTo China ⓘ
Ming dynasty ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ
vassalOf Japan ⓘ
Kagoshima Domain ⓘ
surface form: Satsuma Domain

Tokugawa shogunate (indirectly) ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sinosphere → historicallyIncludes → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Ryukyuan people → historicallyRuledBy → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Shuri → formerCapitalOf → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Shuri → historicalEra → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom period
Shuri → wasPoliticalCenterOf → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Shuri → wasCulturalCenterOf → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Shuri → wasAdministrativeCenterOf → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Okinawa Prefecture → hasHistoricalEntity → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Malacca Sultanate → tradePartner → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Okinawa Island → wasPartOf → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Muromachi period → foreignRelations → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate → allowedForeignTradeWith → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Shuri Castle → locatedIn → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Shuri Castle → usedBy → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Shuri Castle → significantPeriod → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom era
Uchinanchu → historicalState → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Sanshin → developedInPeriod → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom era
Ryukyuan lacquerware → developedIn → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Bingata dyeing → countryOfOrigin → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Bingata dyeing → historicalPeriod → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom era
Ryukyu kobudō → developedIn → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Ryukyuan pottery → developedIn → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Ryukyuan religion → hasHistoricalCenter → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Kinjo-cho Stone-paved Road → heritagePeriod → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom era
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu → associatedWith → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Ryukyu
Shureimon Gate → associatedWith → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Sonohyan-utaki Ishimon → associatedWith → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Southern Ryukyuan languages → historicalRegion → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Sefa-utaki → associatedWith → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Ryukyu
Ryukyuan music → historicalPeriod → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom era
Ryukyuan music → associatedWith → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Nakijin Castle → builtFor → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Ryukyu
Nakijin Castle → usedBy → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Ryukyu
Nakijin Castle → usedBy → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hokuzan kingdom
Katsuren Castle → historicalRegion → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Ryutan Pond → associatedWith → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Urasoe → wasFormerCapitalOf → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom (early period)
Ryukyuan culture → historicalState → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Kagoshima Domain → controlled → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom (indirectly)
Kagoshima Domain → suzeraintyOver → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Katsuren → partOfHistoricalRegion → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom (historical)
Shuri Plateau → historicalPeriod → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom era
Shuri Plateau → wasCapitalOf → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
Shuri Plateau → associatedWith → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyuan monarchy
Kankaimon gate → associatedWith → Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Kankaimon