Maritime Ryukyu, 1050–1650 by Gregory Smits

Maritime Ryukyu, 1050–1650

Gregory Smits

318 pages first pub 2018 (view editions)

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Why do Ryukyu’s official histories locate the origins of its early dynastic founders in Iheya and Izena, small islands located northwest of Okinawa? Why did the Ming court extend favorable trade terms to Ryukyuan rulers? What was the nature of Oki...

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