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This article is about the history of the Ryukyu Islands southwest of the main islands of Japan.
History of Ryukyu
Periods
Prehistoric
pre–14,000 BC
Early Shell Mound
14,000–300 BC
Middle Shell Mound
300 BC–750 AD
Late Shell Mound
750–1187
Gusuku period
1187–1314
Tenson dynasty
16616 BC?– 1186 AD?
Shunten dynasty
1187?– 1259?
Eiso dynasty
1260?– 1349
Sanzan
1314–1429
Hokuzan
1314?–1416
Chūzan
1314?–1429
Nanzan
1314?–1429
Ryukyu Kingdom
1429–1879
First Shō dynasty
1429–1469
Second Shō dynasty
1469–1879
Satsuma Invasion
1609
Ryukyu Domain
1872–1879
Japanese Annexation
1879
Meiji
1879–1912
Taishō
1912–1926
Pre-World War II
1926–1945
Militarism
Battle of Okinawa
1945
U. S. administration
1945–1972
Military Government
1945–1950
Civil Administration
1950–1972
Government
1952–1972
Tokara Reversion
1952
Amami Reversion
1953
Koza riot
1970
Okinawa Reversion Agreement
1971
Okinawa Reversion
1972
Okinawa Prefecture
1972–present
Kagoshima Prefecture
1953–present
Topics
Missions to Imperial China
Missions from Imperial China
Missions to Joseon
Missions from Joseon
Missions to Edo
Independence movement
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