The Story of a Small Island Kingdom that Dominated Asia's Trade | Ryukyu and China Tributary Trade

In this video, we explore the fascinating origins of the decline of the Ryukyu Kingdom's (present-day Okinawa) trade dominance in East and Southeast Asia. From the 14th to 16th century, the ancient kingdom of Chuzan came to rule over the fragmented principalities of the Ryukyu archipelago, uniting the islands into a mighty and prosperous kingdom. Through an alliance with the Chinese Ming dynasty, commerce flourished under the Sho dynasty, sending ships as far as Korea and Japan in East Asia and Thailand and Sumatra in Southeast Asia. Please join on this fascinating journey into the distant past to explore how a small island kingdom came to dominate trade between East and Southeast Asia.
Sources:
Hamashita Takeshi, “Ryukyu Networks in Maritime Asia,” Kyoto Review 35 (2003)
Thomas Nelson, “Japan in the Life of Early Ryukyu,” The Journal of Japanese Studies 32, 2 (2006).
Shunzo Sakamaki, “Ryukyu and Southeast Asia,” The Journal of Asian Studies 23, 3 (1964)
Shunzo Sakamaki, “The Rekidai Hoan,” Journal of the American Oriental Society 83, 1 (1963)
Craig A. Lockard, “’The Sea Common to All’” Maritime Frontiers, Port Cities, and Chinese Trades in Southeast Asian Age of Commerce, ca. 1400-1750,” Journal of World History 21, 2 (201)

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