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This is an interesting find, but not at all surprising. At the time the coins were buried, Ryukyu (now called Okinawa) was not a part of Japan. Until the 19th
by Pitarou 10y ago
This is an interesting find, but not at all surprising.
At the time the coins were buried, Ryukyu (now called Okinawa) was not a part of Japan. Until the 19th century Ryukyu was a tributary of China, and at one time it was a regional trade hub, so one would expect coins from distant lands to find their way there.
- jpatokal 10y agoIt's more complicated than that: Ryukyu was a tributary of both Japan and China, and de facto a vassal state of Satsuma from 1609 onwards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands#Ryukyu_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands#...