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Ryukyu Islands in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Ryukyu Islands in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1879–1972

Historical events in Ryukyu Islands

1879

1879
Capture of Ryukyu Islands
Mutsuhito · Military

The Japanese capture the Ryukyu Islands from China

1972

1972
Rule of Ryukyu
Eisaku Sato · Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Japan regains the Ryukyu Islands

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Japan and Ryukyu Islands. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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