From The Provisions Of Ryukyu’s Tributary Under Ming Dynasty To See The Change Of The Sino-okinawa Relations

The relationship between the tribute country and the suzerain is atwo-way of friendly exchanges in many respects.With the development ofhistory, the system further improved.In ancient times,Ryukyu and Chinahave got to contact.But Ryukyu was so small and too few,so It establisheda tributary relationship with the Ming Dynasty for political stabilityand economic development.They have good relations in the Ming Dynasty period.In the Taizuperiod, Ming Dynasty imperial to every overseas countries,then Ryukyusent envoys to establish a preliminary tributary relationship.In theChenzu period,Wuning Inherited the zhongshan throne, Ming Dynasty andRyukyu established formal tributary relations.In the early of MingDynasty,Ryukyu’s tributary have many ways and frequently.Ming Dynastyalso gives a lot of favorable to Ryukyu.Ryukyu relies on the Ming Dynastyas for its strong support,and on the other side,Ryukyu gets great benefitsfrom trade to promote national development. Ming Dynasty established itsprestige and the coastal defense system to resist wokou and smugglingforces.But start from Chenhua period, some rules are changed,especiallysomething about Ryukyu’s tribute provisions.Because tribute trade costsheavy and Envoys always make trouble,Stimulation of the Ming Dynasty’sdetermination to strictly limit the Ryukyu’s tribute.Thereafter,strictregulations of the tributary of the time, location and magnitude.Ryukyuare still trying to frequent tribute,for my own sake, Ming Dynasty didnot agree.In Zhengde、Jiajing period, occurred some trimming, to the late MingDynasty, their tributary relations appeared a few new factors.After theRenchen War,Japan SaMo fan Invasion of the Ryukyu.It makes big influenceto Ming Liu tributary relationships.Sino-Japanese broke off officialtributary relations.Ryukyu are sent messengers into the Ming, tributaryas usual, but the Japanese influence is inevitable.Their relationship received the challenge from Japanese,at the same time destroyed the MingDynasty had built coastal defense system.Sa Mofan on the Ryukyu make MingDynasty have full of alert consciousness.For the Ryukyu is more of a worryand preparedness, Ming Liu tributary relations began to graduallyalienated.Shortly after the collapse of Ming, relations between the twosides also announced the end of.These adjustments and changes is not accidental, it has a deepbackground and reason.Include Ming Dynasty’s think about whole East Asiarelations,there is also Ryukyu’s think of its strength and status.Moreinfluence on Japan and Sa Mofan.This article examines and explains thechanges and adjustment,revealed this instability in the development ofChina-Ryukyu relationship.Discuss the various reasons, including theparties’ considered in the international environment, in order to moreclearly understand the complex relationship between parties.