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Before Okinawa, the unified and independent Ryukyu Kingdom existed for four hundred years—from the fifteenth century until the kingdom’s annexation by the Meiji government in 1879. What was this island nation like and what kind of world did it exist in? With maritime trade from China and Korea connecting Malacca and Siam at the heart of the kingdom’s golden age, this book centers on the ancient Ryukyu period. Passionate historian and Okinawa native, Takara Kurayoshi plumbs the depths of Okinawa’s distant and obscure past to piece together a comprehensive image of the Ryukyu Kingdom. The Legacy of the Ryukyu Kingdom is an ambitious work that raises penetrating questions with profound implications for contemporary concerns.

Prefácio da Edição em Português
Prefácio do Autor à Edição em Português
Introdução
CAPÍTULO I Descobrindo o Reino
CAPÍTULO II Meandros da Ryukyu Antiga
CAPÍTULO III Ryukyu na Ásia
CAPÍTULO IV O Reino das Cartas de Nomeação
CAPÍTULO V Decifrando a Organização do Reino
Conclusão
Posfácio
Cronologia Histórica de Ryukyu/Okinawa
Bibliografia Referenciada
Sobre o Autor

原案：TAKARA Kurayoshi
TAKARA Kurayoshi is professor emeritus at the University of the Ryukyus. He received his BA in Ryukyuan history from Aichi University of Education and his PhD from Kyushu University. He has been a specialist at the Okinawa Historical Materials Editorial Office, chief examiner at Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum, and executive director of The Okinawa History Research Society. A native of Okinawa, he was born on Izena Island in 1947. He has written and contributed to many works on Ryukyu.