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"Ryukyu" is an other name from the Chinese side, and "Okinawa" is a Japanese cognate of Okinawa's indigenous name "Uchinā", originating from the residents of the main island referring to the main island against the surrounding islands, Miyako and Yaeyama. [27] Mainland Japanese adapted Okinawa as the way to call these people. [citation needed]
People from the Ryukyu Kingdom (11 C, 5 P) M. Ryukyuan monarchy (3 C, 3 P) P. Politicians of Ryukyuan descent (2 C) Princes of Ryūky ...
In the Ryukyuan religion, it's said that the Ryukyu Islands were formed by creation goddess Amamikyu, [14] who bore three children. The first son became the king, the first daughter became the head priestess and the third child became the first farmer. These 3 children are said to be the ancestors of the Ryukyuan people. [14]
Pages in category "People from the Ryukyu Kingdom" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. S.
The Ryukyuan diaspora are Ryukyuan emigrants from Japan's Ryukyu Islands, especially Okinawa Island, and their descendants.The first recorded emigration of Ryukyuans was in the 15th century when they established an enclave in Fuzhou, in the Ming dynasty (China).
The people were described [by whom?] as appearing to be a "connecting link" between the Chinese and Japanese. [24] After the Taiwan Expedition of 1874, Japan's role as the protector of the Ryukyuan people was acknowledged [by whom?]; but the fiction of the Ryukyu Kingdom's independence was partially maintained until 1879. [25]
Ryukyu is the principal candidate because it roughly corresponds to the maximum extent of the Ryūkyū Kingdom. However, it is not necessarily considered neutral by the people of Amami, Miyako, and Yaeyama, who were marginalized under the Okinawa-centered kingdom. [12] The Ōsumi Islands are not included because they are culturally part of ...