User talk:Fu3ku

Re: your edits on Ryūkyū Kingdom
First of all, the invasion by Satsuma samurai in 1609 was not a Japanese annexation. The islands were annexed in 1879. Prior to that, the Kingdom remained intact, remained a tributary to Ming/Qing China, and became a semi-independent vassal to Satsuma Domain, with no direct connection whatsoever to the Tokugawa shogunate or to "Japan" as a whole.

Also, I am curious about the references you cited to prove that Okinawa was still a tributary to the Qing at the time of the annexation in 1879. I am not arguing the fact. However, I find it hard to believe that all five of these citations on this one fact are really necessary. If you could remove the excess ones, and relabel the remainder in pinyin or in English, so that other users will recognize and understand it, it would be much appreciated.

Thank you. LordAmeth (talk) 12:46, 28 September 2008 (UTC)


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