Editing Ryukyu Kingdom (section)

== Major events ==
* 1187 – [[Shunten]] becomes King of Okinawa, based at [[Urasoe Castle]].
* 1272 – Envoys from the [[Mongol Empire]] are expelled from Okinawa by King [[Eiso (Ryukyu)|Eiso]].
* 1276 – Mongols are violently driven off the island again.
* 1372 – The first [[Ming dynasty]] envoy visits Okinawa, which had been divided into three kingdoms during the [[Sanzan period]]. Formal [[List of tributaries of Imperial China|tributary relations]] with the [[Mid-Imperial China|Chinese Empire]] begin.{{Sfn | Matsuda | 2001 | p = 16}}
* 1389 – An envoy from Ryukyu visits the [[Goryeo]] Kingdom, resulting in diplomatic ties between the two kingdoms.
* 1392 – An envoy from Ryukyu visits the [[Joseon]] Kingdom.
* 1416 – [[Chūzan]], led by [[Shō Hashi]], occupies [[Nakijin Castle]], capital of [[Hokuzan]].<ref name="Hamashita">[[Takeshi Hamashita|Hamashita, Takeshi]]. ''Okinawa Nyūmon'' (沖縄入門, "Introduction to Okinawa"). Tokyo: Chikuma Shobō, 2000, pp. 207–13.</ref>
* 1429 – Chūzan occupies [[Nanzan Castle]], capital of [[Nanzan]], unifying [[Okinawa Island]]. Shō Hashi moves the capital to [[Shuri Castle]] (now part of modern-day [[Naha]]).<ref name =Hamashita />
* 1458 – [[Amawari]]'s rebellion against the Kingdom.
* 1466 – [[Kikai Island]] invaded by Ryukyu.
* 1470 – [[Shō En]] (Kanemaru) establishes the Second Shō dynasty.<ref name=Hamashita />
* 1477 – [[Shō Shin]], whose rule is called the "Great Days of Chūzan", ascends to the throne.<ref name=Hamashita/> Golden age of the kingdom.
* 1500 – [[Sakishima Islands]] annexed by Ryukyu.
* 1609 – (5 April) ''[[Daimyō]]'' (Lord) of [[Satsuma Domain|Satsuma]] in southern [[Kyūshū]] [[Invasion of Ryukyu|invades the kingdom]]. King [[Shō Nei]] is captured.<ref name=Hamashita />
* 1611 – In accordance with the peace treaty, Satsuma annexes the [[Amami Islands|Amami]] and [[Tokara Islands]] ([[Satsunan Islands]]); Kings of Ryukyu become vassals to the [[daimyō]] of the Satsuma Domain.
* 1623 – Completion of ''[[Omoro Sōshi]]''.
* 1650 – Completion of ''[[Chūzan Seikan]]''.
* 1724 – Completion of ''[[Chūzan Seifu]]''.
* 1745 – Completion of ''[[Kyūyō]]''.
* 1846 – Dr. [[Bernard Jean Bettelheim]] (d. 1870), a Hungarian Protestant missionary serving with the [[Loochoo Naval Mission]], arrives in Ryukyu Kingdom.<ref name=Hamashita/> He establishes the first foreign hospital on the island at the Naminoue [[Gokoku-ji (Okinawa)|Gokoku-ji]] Temple.
* 1852 – Commodore [[Matthew C. Perry]] of the [[US Navy]] visits the kingdom and establishes a coaling station in Naha.<ref name=Hamashita/>
* 1854 – Perry returns to Okinawa to sign the Loochoo Compact with the Ryukyuan government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.state.gov/countries/lew-chew|title=Lew Chew (Loochoo)* – Countries – Office of the Historian|website=history.state.gov}}</ref> Bettelheim leaves with Perry.
* 1866 – The last official mission from the [[Qing Empire]] visits the kingdom.
* 1872 – [[Emperor Meiji]] unilaterally declares King [[Shō Tai]] as the "Domain Head of [[Ryukyu Domain]]".
* 1874 – The last tributary envoy to China is dispatched from Naha. / [[Kaiser Wilhelm I]] erects a "[[German Emperor's Tributary Monument|friendship monument]]" on Miyako Island. / Japan [[Taiwan expedition of 1874|invades Taiwan]] on behalf of Ryukyu.
* 1879 – Japan abolishes Ryukyu Domain and declares the creation of [[Okinawa Prefecture]], formally annexing the islands.<ref name=Hamashita /> Shō Tai is forced to abdicate, but is granted the rank of {{nihongo|marquis|侯爵|kōshaku}} within the [[Kazoku|Meiji peerage system]].<ref name="papinot" />