Episode 321 - The Invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom
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July 21, 20241h 18mExplicit
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The Satsuma Domain launches an invasion of the Ryukyu Islands leading to a battle of samurai, muskets, and barrels full of snakes.
sources:
Stephen Turnbull. The Samurai Capture A King: Okinawa 1609
MG Haynes. Samurai Invasion: Japan's 1609 Conquest of Ryukyu
https://en.tabi-samurai-japan.com/story/event/562/
Yuan Jiadong. Satsuma’s Invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom and Changes in the Geopolitical Structure of East Asia