The Ryukyu Kingdom’s Tribute Trade

Tür:

Kitap Bölümü

Yazar:

Mamoru Akamine

Yayın yılı:

2016

Yayıncı:

University of Hawai'i Press

Dil:

en

This chapter details Ryukyu’s tribute trade with China, starting from the rituals involved with departure, then describing trading activities in Fuzhou, then the trip to Beijing to pay formal respects to the Emperor. At any given time, there were three teams of envoys in play: one on its way from Fuzhou to Beijing, one set to return on the ship that brought them, and one to remain in Fuzhou for three years. A “mission retrieval ship” also was allowed every year to pick up any envoys headed home, and this ship also carried cargo. The chapter features step-by-step descriptions of trade transactions, as well as rituals related to the journey.

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