Rin Seikô was a Ryukyuan aristocrat and activist in support of the resumption of Ryûkyû's [[tribute|tributary relations]] with China following the abolition of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] and [[ryukyu shobun|annexation of its territory by Japan]] in the 1870s. He committed suicide in Beijing in protest against China's agreeing to acknowledge Japanese sovereignty over the islands. | Rin Seikô was a Ryukyuan aristocrat and activist in support of the resumption of Ryûkyû's [[tribute|tributary relations]] with China following the abolition of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] and [[ryukyu shobun|annexation of its territory by Japan]] in the 1870s. He committed suicide in Beijing in protest against China's agreeing to acknowledge Japanese sovereignty over the islands. |