The Kingdom identity in early modern Ryukyu between China and Japan

• Project/Area Number: 23720354
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Asian history
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo (2014); Kanagawa University (2011-2013)
• Principal Investigator: WATANABE Miki 東京大学, 総合文化研究科, 准教授 (60548642)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 琉球 / 自意識 / 国際関係 / 東アジア / 中国 / 日本 / 家譜

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research notices that early modern Ryukyu (1609-1879) strengthened its identity as a kingdom for all its dual submission to China and Japan and attempts to discuss the correlation between Ryukyuan identity and its relations with China and Japan. For this purpose, I surveyed how the government and vassals described the kingdom identity and examined how the identity was influenced by the movement of Ryukyu's subordination to its larger neighbors.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] イギリス船ベナレス号の遭難事件に見る1872-73年の琉球・奄美－英文史料の紹介 (2014)
  • Author(s): 新居洋子、渡辺美季
  • Journal Title: 歴史と民俗 Volume: 30 Pages: 283-319
• [Journal Article] 近世琉球の自意識--御勤と御外聞 (2011)
  • Author(s): 渡辺美季
  • Journal Title: 歴史評論 Volume: 733 Pages: 71-85
• [Presentation] 渡唐使節中士、農的界定（渡唐使節における士・農の境界）
  • Author(s): 渡辺美季
  • Organizer: 第14 屆中琉歴史關係國際學術會議
  • Place of Presentation: 中央研究院人文社會科學研究中心、台湾
• [Book] 岩波講座 日本歴史 第12巻 (2014)
  • Author(s): 藤井譲治ほか［編］
  • Publisher: 岩波書店
• [Book] 東アジア海域に漕ぎだす１ 海から見た歴史 (2013)
  • Author(s): 羽田正［編］、杉山清彦、藤田明良ほか
  • Publisher: 東京大学出版会
• [Book] 近世琉球と中日関係 (2012)
  • Author(s): 渡辺美季
  • Total Pages: 309
  • Publisher: 吉川弘文館
• [Book] 琉球からみた世界史 (2011)
  • Author(s): 村井章介，三谷博［編］
  • Publisher: 山川出版社
• [Book] 琉球王国の自画像--近世沖縄思想史 (2011)
  • Author(s): グレゴリー・スミッツ［著］，渡辺美季［訳］
  • Publisher: ぺりかん社