Ryukyu Domain: Difference between revisions

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In 1879, Shō Tai was forced to [[Abdication|abdicate]] and move to Tokyo, Ryukyu Domain was abolished, and [[Okinawa Prefecture]] was established.<ref>Nussbaum, "Okinawa-ken" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', pp. 746-747|page=746}}</ref> Shō Tai was given the title of Marquis and added to the list of [[kazoku|Japan's peerage]].<ref>[[Edmund Papinot|Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph]]. (2003). [http://www.unterstein.net/Toyoashihara-no-Chiaki-Nagaioaki-no-Mitsuho-no-Kuni/NobiliaireJapon.pdf ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 56], republishing Papinot (1906), ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; retrieved 2013-3-23.</ref>

==Resistance against the decision==

In 1876,[[Kōchi Chōjō]] gathered other Ryukyuans who, like himself, had fled for China, including [[Rin Seikō]] (林世功) and [[;:zh:蔡大鼎|Sai Taitei]] (蔡大鼎).<ref>"Kōchi Chōjō." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41324-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo]. 1 March 2003. Accessed 17 September 2009.</ref> Together, they submitted numerous petitions to the Qing officials asking for help on behalf of the kingdom. Though there was little, if any, positive response for a long time, Chōjō and others refused to give up.<ref name=jinmei>"Kōchi Chōjō." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p 28.</ref>

==See also==