1429 Establishments - States and Territories Established in 1429, Ry KY Kingdom, Solovetsky Monastery, Sound Dues, Ngor (Paperback)

Chapters: States and Territories Established in 1429, Ry ky Kingdom, Solovetsky Monastery, Sound Dues, Ngor. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Ryky Kingdom (Ryukyuan: Rch kuku, Chinese: Liuqiu guo; Manchu: Lio Kio Gurun; Japanese: ryky--koku; historical English name: Lewchew, Luchu) was an independent kingdom which ruled most of the Ryukyu Islands from the 15th century to the 19th century. The Kings of Ryky unified Okinawa Island and extended the kingdom to the Amami Islands in modern-day Kagoshima Prefecture, and the Sakishima Islands near Taiwan. Despite its small size, the kingdom played a central role in the maritime trade networks of medieval East and Southeast Asia. In the 14th century, small domains scattered on Okinawa Island were unified into three principalities: Hokuzan, Northern Mountain), Chzan, Central Mountain) and Nanzan, Southern Mountain). This was known as the Three Kingdoms or Sanzan (, Three Mountains) period. Hokuzan, which constituted much of the northern half of the island, was the largest in terms of land area, and strong militarily, but was economically the weakest of the three. Nanzan comprised the southern portion of the island. Chzan lay in the center of the island, and was the strongest economically. Its political capital at Shuri, neighbored the major trade port of Naha and center of traditional Chinese learning, Kumemura. These sites, and Chzan as a whole, would continue to form the center of the Ryky Kingdom until its abolition. These three principalities, or tribal federations, led by major chieftains, battled, and Chzan emerged victorious, and the Chzan leaders were officially recognized by China as the rightful kings over those of Nanzan and Hokuzan, thus lending great legitimacy to their claims, if not...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=611482