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==History==

==History==

===Early History===

===Early History===

People from Amami and the neighboring islands of Kikai and [[Tokunoshima]] are recorded as having presented [[tribute]] to entities on [[Kyushu]] several times in the 7th century. In the 990s, Japanese records indicate that "southern barbarians" (''[[nanban]]'') from Amami attacked multiple sites on Kyushu, making off with people and goods; the [[Dazaifu]] (the chief government office of the [[Heian period|Heian]] court on Kyushu) claimed authority or jurisdiction over Kikai at that time and ordered Kikai to suppress these raids, which seem to have ended by the year [[1000]].<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu, 1050-1650'', University of Hawaii (2019), 18-20.</ref>

People from Amami and the neighboring islands of Kikai and [[Tokunoshima]] are recorded as having presented [[tribute]] to entities on [[Kyushu]] several times in the 7th-8th centuries. In the 990s, Japanese records indicate that "southern barbarians" (''[[nanban]]'') from Amami attacked multiple sites on Kyushu, making off with people and goods; the [[Dazaifu]] (the chief government office of the [[Heian period|Heian]] court on Kyushu) claimed authority or jurisdiction over Kikai at that time and ordered Kikai to suppress these raids, which seem to have ended by the year [[1000]].<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu, 1050-1650'', University of Hawaii (2019), 18-20.</ref>

Some records suggest that as early as [[1266]], Amami was sending tribute to leaders on Okinawa Island.

Some records suggest that as early as [[1266]], Amami was sending tribute to leaders on Okinawa Island.