ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : Ryukyu Islands </title> <META name="keywords" keyword="Lew Chew, Lu Chu, Okinawa"> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2004-2007 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> History of Ryukyu <BR> Index Page </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xryukyu.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xryukyu.html"> <img src = "../banners/banryukyu.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on December 17th 2004, last revised on November 15th 2006 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5834279270464755"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-02-17: MIT_ Ganse google_ad_channel = "0420158018"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> </div> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : Ryukyu Islands </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1326 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Partitioned into three principalities - Sannan, Sambokum Chuzan </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1372 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Ryukyus recognized sovereignty of Ming Emperor, began to pay tribute </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1429 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Unification of the three Ryukyu principalities; establishment of the first Sho Dynasty </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1458 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Rebellions on Gosamaru, Amawari </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1470 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Begin of Second Sho Dynasty </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1534 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Ming envoy visited Ryukyus </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1553 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Yara Castle, Nara, constructed </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1609 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> The Satsuma of Kagoshima conquered Amami, forced remainder of Ryukyus to pay tribute </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1711 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Dictionary of the Ryukyuan language compiled </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1798 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> State school established at Shuri </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1844 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Arrival of first christian missionary </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1853-1854 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Commodore Perry visited Ryukyus </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1866 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Sho Tai last Ryukyuan king to be investigated by Qing Empror </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1872 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Meiji Japan declared Ryukyu Kingdom abolished, replaced by Ryukyu Clan </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1879 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Japan annexed Ryukyus </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1879 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Japanese education system extended to Okinawa </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1880 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> China disputed Japanese annexaton; arbiter U.S. President Grant decided in favour of Japan </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1880 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Printing press introduced to Okinawa </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1893 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Ryukyu's first newspaper, Japanese-language Ryukyu Shimpo, began publication </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1898 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Census; population of Okinawa Prefecture 453,600 </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1903 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Land Reform </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1909 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> First local election held </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1919 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Okinawans for the first time participated in national elections </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1945 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> U.S. invasion; establishment of U.S. military administration </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1950 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> University of the Ryukyus established </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1951 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Japan signed peace treaty; Ryukyus formally placed under U.S. administration </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1967 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Ryukyus, except for Okinawa, returned to Japanese administration </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1969 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> U.S., Japan agreed on returning Okinawa to Japan </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1972 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Okinawa again placed under Japanese administration </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 2000 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Census; 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