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The Treaty of Amity signed between the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] and the United States on [[1854]]/6/17 (or July 11 on the Western calendar) was the first of several such treaties the kingdom signed with Western powers.

The Treaty of Amity signed between the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] and the United States on [[1854]]/6/17 (or July 11 on the Western calendar) was the first of several such treaties the kingdom signed with Western powers.

It came at the end of a series of negotiations between Ryukyuan officials and [[Commodore Matthew Perry]], who was acting as a representative of US President Franklin Pierce. On the Ryukyuan side, the document was signed by the ''sôrikan'' Kin ''[[anji|aji]]'' ([[Sho Kokun|Shô Kôkun]]<!--尚宏勳-->) and ''fuseikan'' Tanabaru ''ueekata'' ([[Ba Ryosai|Ba Ryôsai]]<!--馬良才-->).<ref>Tinello, 199.; [https://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/%E7%90%89%E7%B1%B3%E4%BF%AE%E5%A5%BD%E6%9D%A1%E7%B4%84 琉米修好条約], Wikisource (Japanese).</ref>

It came at the end of a series of negotiations between Ryukyuan officials and [[Commodore Matthew Perry]]. On the Ryukyuan side, the document was signed by the ''sôrikan'' Kin ''[[anji|aji]]'' ([[Sho Kokun|Shô Kôkun]]<!--尚宏勳-->) and ''fuseikan'' Tanabaru ''ueekata'' ([[Ba Ryosai|Ba Ryôsai]]<!--馬良才-->).<ref>Tinello, 199.; [https://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/%E7%90%89%E7%B1%B3%E4%BF%AE%E5%A5%BD%E6%9D%A1%E7%B4%84 琉米修好条約], Wikisource (Japanese).</ref>

==Articles of the Treaty==

==Articles of the Treaty==