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Ryūkyū-kan (琉球館) were institutions serving as homes and bases of operations for Ryukyuan missions in early modern Fuzhou (Fujian province, China) and Kagoshima (Satsuma Domain, Japan).

Fuzhou

The Chinese Ryūkyū-kan (Liúqiú guǎn in Mandarin Chinese pinyin) is located in the city of Fuzhou. Along with the nearby Kaido-kan (開戸館) and Kokushi-kan (国使館),^[1] it housed visiting dignitaries and scholars en route between Ryukyu and the Chinese capital of Nanjing or Beijing. In addition to officials sent by the kingdom to engage in formal diplomatic matters, Ryukyu regularly sent a small number of students to study a variety of traditional Chinese subjects in the capital, primarily in preparation for careers in the kingdom's government and bureaucracy.

Kagoshima

The Ryūkyū-kan in Kagoshima was located below the castle, on the site occupied today by Nagata Middle School and governmental food provisions offices.

It played a central role in relations between the Ryukyu Kingdom and the han (feudal domain) to which it was a vassal after 1609, serving a function not unlike a modern-day embassy. Visiting dignitaries lived and worked in the Ryūkyū-kan, as did students studying classic subjects in preparation for careers in the kingdom's bureaucracy, and a number of Ryukyuan permanent residents of the city. Satsuma's control over the Ryukyuan officials was tight, however; wandering or loitering in the area around the building was forbidden, and guards posted at the entrance checked visitors in and out.^[2] Ryukyuans could travel around the city, and to other parts of the country, only on official business, and under tight supervision and strict regulations. Similarly strict policies applied to Japanese visiting the institution.

The building was destroyed by British naval gunfire during the Bombardment of Kagoshima in 1863.

References

^ "Rekidai Hoan." p13.
^ Sakai. p401.

"The Rekidai Hoan: An Introduction to Documents of the Ryukyu Kingdom." Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia 3 (March 2003). 15 pages.
Sakai, Robert K. "The Satsuma-Ryukyu Trade and the Tokugawa Seclusion Policy." Journal of Asian Studies. 23:3 (May 1964). pp391–403.
『薩摩と琉球』。鹿児島県の県立図書館。("Satsuma and Ryukyu." Kagoshima Prefectural Library Official Site.) https://web.archive.org/web/20071023171033/http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/kentosho/shiryo/kityou-490.html Accessed 10 October 2007. (Source in Japanese.)

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31°36′01″N 130°33′31″E / 31.600163°N 130.558616°E / 31.600163; 130.558616 (Kagoshima) 26°04′09″N 119°18′45″E / 26.069198°N 119.3125155°E / 26.069198; 119.3125155 (Fuzhou)

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[1] "Rekidai Hoan." p13.

[2] Sakai. p401.

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+{{Short description|Institutions serving as homes and bases of operations for Ryukyuan missions}}
-[[File:Liu-giu-guang1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Ryūkyū-kan in Fuzhou, China]]
+{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
-'''{{nihongo|Ryūkyū-kan|琉球館}}''' were institutions serving as homes and bases of operations for [[Ryukyuan embassy|Ryukyuan missions]] in [[early modern]] [[Fuzhou]] ([[Fujian province]], [[China]]) and [[Kagoshima, Kagoshima|Kagoshima]] ([[Satsuma province]], [[Japan]]).
+[[File:Gate of the Rouyuan Yi.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Ryūkyū-kan in Fuzhou, China]]
+'''{{nihongo|Ryūkyū-kan|琉球館}}''' were institutions serving as homes and bases of operations for [[Ryukyuan missions to Imperial China|Ryukyuan missions]] in [[early modern]] [[Fuzhou]] ([[Fujian province]], [[China]]) and [[Kagoshima, Kagoshima|Kagoshima]] ([[Satsuma Domain]], [[Japan]]).
+==Fuzhou==
+The Chinese ''Ryūkyū-kan'' (''Liúqiú guǎn'' in [[Mandarin Chinese]] ''[[pinyin]]'') is located in the city of [[Fuzhou]]. Along with the nearby ''Kaido-kan'' ({{lang|ja|開戸館}}) and ''Kokushi-kan'' ({{lang|ja|国使館}}),<ref>"Rekidai Hoan." p13.</ref> it housed visiting dignitaries and scholars en route between [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyu]] and the Chinese capital of [[Nanjing]] or [[Beijing]]. In addition to officials sent by the kingdom to engage in formal diplomatic matters, Ryukyu regularly sent a small number of students to study a variety of traditional Chinese subjects in the capital, primarily in preparation for careers in the kingdom's government and bureaucracy.
 ==Kagoshima==
 The ''Ryūkyū-kan'' in Kagoshima was located below the castle, on the site occupied today by Nagata Middle School and governmental food provisions offices.
-It played a central role in relations between the [[Ryūkyū Kingdom]] and the ''[[han (country subdivision)|han]]'' (feudal domain) to which it was a vassal, serving a function not unlike a modern-day [[embassy]]. Visiting dignitaries lived and worked in the ''Ryūkyū-kan'', as did students studying classic subjects in preparation for careers in the kingdom's bureaucracy, and a number of Ryukyuan permanent residents of the city. Satsuma's control over the Ryukyuan officials was tight, however; wandering or loitering in the area around the building was forbidden, and guards posted at the entrance checked visitors in and out.<ref>Sakai. p401.</ref> Ryukyuans could travel around the city, and to other parts of the country, only on official business, and under tight supervision and strict regulations. Similarly strict policies applied to Japanese visiting the institution.
+It played a central role in relations between the Ryukyu Kingdom and the ''[[han (country subdivision)|han]]'' (feudal domain) to which it was a vassal after 1609, serving a function not unlike a modern-day [[embassy]]. Visiting dignitaries lived and worked in the ''Ryūkyū-kan'', as did students studying classic subjects in preparation for careers in the kingdom's bureaucracy, and a number of Ryukyuan permanent residents of the city. Satsuma's control over the Ryukyuan officials was tight, however; wandering or loitering in the area around the building was forbidden, and guards posted at the entrance checked visitors in and out.<ref>Sakai. p401.</ref> Ryukyuans could travel around the city, and to other parts of the country, only on official business, and under tight supervision and strict regulations. Similarly strict policies applied to Japanese visiting the institution.
 The building was destroyed by British naval gunfire during the [[Bombardment of Kagoshima]] in 1863.
-==Fuzhou==
-The other ''Ryūkyū-kan'' (''Liúqiú guǎn'' in Chinese ''[[pinyin]]''), was located in the Chinese city of [[Fuzhou]]. Along with the nearby ''Kaido-kan'' ({{lang|ja|開戸館}}) and ''Kokushi-kan'' ({{lang|ja|国使館}}),<ref>"Rekidai Hoan." p13.</ref> it housed visiting dignitaries and scholars en route between [[Ryūkyū Islands|Ryūkyū]] and the Chinese capital of [[Nanjing]] or [[Beijing]]. In addition to officials sent by the kingdom to engage in formal diplomatic matters, Ryūkyū regularly sent a small number of students to study a variety of traditional Chinese subjects in the capital, primarily in preparation for careers in the kingdom's government and bureaucracy.
 ==See also==
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 *"The Rekidai Hoan: An Introduction to Documents of the Ryukyu Kingdom." ''Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia'' 3 (March 2003). 15 pages.
 *Sakai, Robert K. "The Satsuma-Ryukyu Trade and the Tokugawa Seclusion Policy." ''Journal of Asian Studies''. 23:3 (May 1964). pp391–403.
-*『薩摩と琉球』。鹿児島県の県立図書館。("Satsuma and Ryukyu." Kagoshima Prefectural Library Official Site.) [http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/kentosho/shiryo/kityou-490.html http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/kentosho/shiryo/kityou-490.html] Accessed 10 October 2007. (Source in Japanese.)
+*『薩摩と琉球』。鹿児島県の県立図書館。("Satsuma and Ryukyu." Kagoshima Prefectural Library Official Site.) [https://web.archive.org/web/20071023171033/http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/kentosho/shiryo/kityou-490.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071023171033/http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/kentosho/shiryo/kityou-490.html] Accessed 10 October 2007. (Source in Japanese.)
 ==External links==
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-{{coord|26.070526|119.321437|format=dms|display=inline|type:landmark_region:CN_scale:10000}} (Fuzhou)
+{{coord|26.069198|119.3125155|format=dms|display=inline|type:landmark_region:CN_scale:10000}} (Fuzhou)
+{{Government of the Ryukyu Kingdom}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryukyu-Kan}}
-[[Category:Ryukyu Kingdom]]
+[[Category:Foreign relations of the Ryukyu Kingdom]]
 [[Category:Diplomatic buildings]]
 [[Category:Former buildings and structures in Japan]]

v t e Government of the Ryukyu Kingdom
Royal family	King of Ryukyu Sashiki Ajiganashi (Queen Consort) Prince of Nakagusuku (Crown Prince) Nodake Ajiganashi (Crown Prince Consort)
Nobility	Udun Aji Yukatchu Ueekata Pekumi Satunushi Pechin Chikudun Pechin
Offices	Sessei Kikoe-ōgimi Noro priestesses
Institutions	Sanshikan Council of Fifteen Military of Ryukyu Ryūkyū-kan Kumemura Tributary system Ryukyuan missions to Imperial China Ryukyuan missions to Edo Ryukyuan missions to Joseon
Dynasties	First Shō dynasty Second Shō dynasty