− | Kikaigashima is one of the [[Amami Islands]], in the northern section of the [[Ryukyu Islands]] archipelago. A notable center of political authority in the 10th-11th centuries, the island was absorbed by the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] in the late 1460s. It was then conquered in [[1609]], along with much of the rest of the Amamis, by the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima domain]], and remains part of [[Kagoshima prefecture]] today. | + | Kikaigashima, or Kikai Island, is one of the [[Amami Islands]], in the northern section of the [[Ryukyu Islands]] archipelago. A notable center of political authority in the 10th-11th centuries, the island was absorbed by the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] in the late 1460s. It was then conquered in [[1609]], along with much of the rest of the Amamis, by the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima domain]], and remains part of [[Kagoshima prefecture]] today. |