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• Satto
  ...custom of investiture, of formally confirming the king in the eyes of the Chinese court, would continue as part of tributary relations until the dismantling ...uans]]; Kumemura would grow to become a center of Chinese studies, and its Chinese inhabitants and their descendants would serve the kingdom as diplomats and
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• Yukatchu
  ...of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]; the scholars of classical Chinese studies living in [[Kumemura]], they held the majority of government positi ...he best and brightest of Ryûkyû were invited to settle in Kumemura, pursue Chinese studies, and establish noble houses.
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• Sho Shoken
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[向]]　象賢 ''(Shou Shouken / Xiàng Xiàngxián)'' ...d and oversaw a wide range of reforms, including the streamlining of royal bureaucracy and reining in of royal extravagances.
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• Chinese Imperial examinations
  *''Chinese'': 科舉 ''(kējǔ)'' ...prestigious, stable, and economically elite positions within the Imperial bureaucracy.
  25 KB (3,871 words) - 12:19, 26 September 2017
• Wanli Emperor
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 萬歷帝 ''(Wànlì dì / banreki tei)'' ...gnificant events, Wanli is perhaps most known for his frustration with the bureaucracy and/or distaste for the actual work of governing, to the point that he woul
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• Neo-Confucianism
  ...etations of the [[Confucian classics]] became the standard canon for the [[Chinese imperial examinations|Confucian civil examinations]] and Confucian politica ...cianism in Chu Hsi", in William Theodore de Bary et al, eds., ''Sources of Chinese Tradition'', Columbia University Press (1960), 534-557.</ref>
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• Zhu Xi
  *''Chinese'': 朱熹 ''(Zhū Xī)'' ...of "traditional" Confucian learning studied, practiced, and employed in [[Chinese Imperial examinations|Confucian exams]] throughout East Asia.
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• Government of the Ryukyu Kingdom
  ...ensibly distinct sovereign entities. As early as the 1450s, however, these Chinese-born officials were replaced as the most prominent and influential figures ...stocracy of Ryukyu|scholar-aristocrats]] and commoners, based in part on [[Chinese imperial examinations|Confucian exams]], and in part on inheritance of posi
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• Sho Shin
  *''Japanese/Chinese:'' [[尚]] 真 (''Shou Shin / Shàng zhēn'') ...tralized power over an extensive territory, managed through an established bureaucracy and system of rule and law; a height of maritime trade activity and prosper
  11 KB (1,736 words) - 06:05, 9 February 2020
• Korean tribute missions to China
  ...from Japan, Bolivia, and around the world were likewise being drained into Chinese coffers. ...na were called ''sŏngjŏl'' (聖節), and those celebrating the birthday of the Chinese Imperial Crown Prince were known as ''ch'ŏnch'u'' (千秋). Towards the en
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• Japanese calendar
  ...is ignored by most people. It is similar, but not identical to the modern Chinese lunar calendar. </ref> However, as almost all source materials for event ==Characteristics of the Chinese calendar==
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• Giwan Choho
  ...eaucrats to have multiple names. Shô Yûkô is a Chinese-style name, used in Chinese-language correspondence. "Ginowan ueekata" is not a name, but a title, whic Chôho served many years in the bureaucracy, and was dispatched on missions to [[Qing Dynasty|China]] and [[Edo period|
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• Ryukyuan court ranks
  ...editary fashion, and were eligible for various positions in the government bureaucracy, as well as for the title of ''peechin'', but were generally not eligible t ...zi|status badges]] or insignia squares on the front of their robes, in the Chinese style; after [[1683]], color took over as the chief indicator of rank, with
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• Hongwu Emperor
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 洪武帝 ''(Hóngwǔ-dì / Koubu-tei)'' ...atters.<ref name=schiro244>Conrad Schirokauer, et al, ''A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations'', Fourth Edition, Cengage Learning (2012), 244.
  12 KB (1,918 words) - 20:55, 14 February 2015
• Ryukyu-kan
  * ''Japanese/Chinese:'' 琉球館 ''(Ryuukyuukan or Ryuukyuu-yakata / Liúqiú guǎn)'' ...ents studying classic subjects in preparation for careers in the kingdom's bureaucracy, and a number of Ryukyuan permanent residents of the city. The chief Ryukyu
  13 KB (2,083 words) - 16:33, 25 April 2018
• Chuzan
  * ''Japanese/Chinese:'' 中山 ''(Chuuzan / Zhōngshān)'' ...yûkyû later) would send frequent tribute missions, and would rely upon the Chinese court to officially recognize each successive Ryukyuan king with a formal s
  12 KB (1,903 words) - 12:25, 31 March 2018
• Confucianism
  ...and years). In China, Korea, and Ryûkyû in particular, a Confucian scholar-bureaucracy formed the core of political administration, with elites studying the Confu ...attitude or worldview.<ref>Conrad Schirokauer, et al, ''A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations'', Fourth Edition, Cengage Learning (2012), 57.<
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• Military of the Ryukyu Kingdom
  ...ands]] who are described as being entirely unable to effectively resist. [[Chinese investiture envoys|Investiture envoy]] [[Chen Kan]] also described Ryukyuan ...of royal advisors, the most powerful government officials in the kingdom's bureaucracy, below the king himself.
  11 KB (1,772 words) - 09:54, 9 February 2020
• Ming Dynasty
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 明 ''(Míng / Min)'' ...egan with the [[1368]] overthrow of the [[Mongol]] [[Yuan Dynasty]] by Han Chinese rebels, and ended with the fall of [[Beijing]] to [[Manchu]] invaders in [[
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• Ryukyu Shobun
  ::#The Japanese calendar was to be used, and not Chinese reign years. ...ta|Kôchi ueekata]], secretly left for China in December 1876, meeting with Chinese officials in Fuzhou and securing promises that China would aim to resolve t
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