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The [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] engaged in active diplomatic and trade relations with [[Joseon Dynasty]] Korea in the 15th-early 17th centuries, exchanges recorded on the Ryukyuan side in the ''[[Rekidai Hoan|Rekidai Hôan]]''.
The [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] engaged in direct active diplomatic and trade relations with [[Joseon Dynasty]] Korea from [[1392]] to [[1527]], exchanges recorded on the Ryukyuan side in the ''[[Rekidai Hoan|Rekidai Hôan]]''.
Though Ryûkyû often sent diplomatic messages in the official ''zi'' (咨) format used by [[Ming Dynasty]] China, Joseon preferred the "private letter" format known as ''[[shokei]]'' in Japanese (書契, K: ''sogye'').
Though Ryûkyû often sent diplomatic messages in the official ''zi'' (咨) format used by [[Ming Dynasty]] China, Joseon preferred the "private letter" format known as ''[[shokei]]'' in Japanese (書契, K: ''sogye'').
Ryukyuan relations with Korea were typified by the use of Japanese merchants or monks as leaders of missions to Korea, and by the not infrequent occurrence of imposter envoys from Hakata, especially in the 1470s-90s, and declining significantly after that. Nobushige himself is believed to have been an imposter envoy, as documents from the previous year (1470) indicate a [[Taira no Yoshishige]] being designated the official envoy.
Ryukyuan relations with Korea were typified by the use of Japanese merchants or monks as leaders of missions to Korea, and by the not infrequent occurrence of imposter envoys from Hakata, especially in the 1470s-90s, and declining significantly after that. Nobushige himself is believed to have been an imposter envoy, as documents from the previous year (1470) indicate a [[Taira no Yoshishige]] being designated the official envoy.
After 1527, direct relations with Korea came to an end, and until 1638, relations with Korea were handled only indirectly, via Beijing. From 1638 to 1891, Ryûkyû's relations with Korea were largely limited to the exchange of castaways.<ref>Schottenhammer, Angela. "The East Asian maritime world, 1400-1800: Its fabrics of power and dynamics of exchanges - China and her neighbors." in Schottenhammer (ed.) ''The East Asian maritime world, 1400-1800: Its fabrics of power and dynamics of exchanges''. Harrassowitz Verlag, 2007. p47. </ref>
==Timeline of Ryukyuan missions to Korea==
==Timeline of Ryukyuan missions to Korea==
