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Establishment of Dual Subordination
- When
- 1609
- Where
- Ryukyu Kingdom
Ryukyu maintained tributary ties to both Japan and China while becoming a Satsuma vassal.
Satsuma allowed the Ryukyu Kingdom to maintain a period of dual subordination, wherein tributary relations were kept with both the Tokugawa shogunate and the Chinese court. The Ryukyuan king became a vassal of the Satsuma daimyō, reinforcing the kingdom's separate status.
Sources
- Ryukyu Kingdom Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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