Okinawan History in Southeast Asia: Explaining the "demise" of Ryukyu's Trade | 琉球沖縄歴史東南アジア貿易

It is well-known among scholars of both Okinawa and Southeast Asian history that the former was a principal facilitator of trade in the region between the late fourteenth and late sixteenth centuries, creating a prolific trade network that facilitated cross-cultural exchange and economic prosperity, stretching as far as Rome. The reasons behind the demise of this trade network, however, have never been made clear.

Ryukyu officially traded with:
China　中国
Korea　韓国
Siam (Thailand)　タイ
Patani (Thailand) 　
Melaka (Malacca, Malaysia)
Java (Indonesia)
Jambi (Indonesia)
Sumatra (Indonesia)
Palembang (Indonesia)
Sunda (Indonesia)
Surabaya (Indonesia)
Annam (Vietnam)

Ryukyu unofficially traded with:
Japan
Luzon (Philippines)
Borneo / Brunei

Presentation in front of the Thai Pavilion at the East West Center, for the Master of Asian International Affairs program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

タイ・パビリオン東西センターハワイ大学アジア国際権利プログラム。