| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | Other events of 1872 History of Japan • Timeline • Years | ||||
Events in the year 1872 in Japan .
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | Other events of 1872 History of Japan • Timeline • Years | ||||
Events in the year 1872 in Japan .
The Ryukyu Kingdom was a kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands from 1429 to 1879. It was ruled as a tributary state of imperial Ming China by the Ryukyuan monarchy, who unified Okinawa Island to end the Sanzan period, and extended the kingdom to the Amami Islands and Sakishima Islands. The Ryukyu Kingdom played a central role in the maritime trade networks of medieval East Asia and Southeast Asia despite its small size. The Ryukyu Kingdom became a vassal state of the Satsuma Domain of Japan after the invasion of Ryukyu in 1609 but retained de jure independence until it was transformed into the Ryukyu Domain by the Empire of Japan in 1872. The Ryukyu Kingdom was formally annexed and dissolved by Japan in 1879 to form Okinawa Prefecture, and the Ryukyuan monarchy was integrated into the new Japanese nobility.
Marquess Shō Tai was the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom and the head of the Ryukyu Domain. His reign saw greatly increased interactions with travelers from abroad, particularly from Europe and the United States, as well as the eventual end of the kingdom and its annexation by Japan as Ryukyu Domain. In 1879, the deposed king was forced to relocate to Tokyo. In May 1885, in compensation, he was made a Kōshaku, the second tier of nobility within the Kazoku peerage system.
Events in the year 1877 in Japan.
Events in the year 1874 in Japan.
Events in the year 1876 in Japan.
Events in the year 1951 in Japan.
Events from the year 1884 in Japan.
≈
Events in the year 1873 in Japan.
Events in the year 1900 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 33 (明治33年) in the Japanese calendar.
Events in the year 1882 in Japan.
Events in the year 1879 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 12 in the Japanese calendar.
Events in the year 1885 in Japan.
Events in the year 1886 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 19 (明治19年) in the Japanese calendar.
Events in the year 1871 in Japan.
Events in the year 1901 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 34 (明治34年) in the Japanese calendar.
Events in the year 1903 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 36 (明治36年) in the Japanese calendar.
Events in the year 1908 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 41 (明治41年) in the Japanese calendar.
The Ryukyu Disposition, also called the Ryukyu Annexation or the annexation of Okinawa, was the political process during the early years of the Meiji period that saw the incorporation of the former Ryukyu Kingdom into the Empire of Japan as Okinawa Prefecture and its decoupling from the Chinese tributary system. These processes began with the creation of Ryukyu Domain in 1872 and culminated in the kingdom's annexation and final dissolution in 1879; immediate diplomatic fallout and consequent negotiations with Qing China, brokered by Ulysses S. Grant, effectively came to an end late the following year. The term is also sometimes used more narrowly in relation to the events and changes of 1879 alone. The Ryūkyū Disposition has been "alternatively characterized as aggression, annexation, national unification, or internal reform".
