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Over the course of the history of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], a small number of Ryukyuan students from aristocratic and royal families were sent to study [[Confucianism|Confucian]] political philosophy, law, astronomy, calendrics, history, and the [[Confucian classics]] at the [[National Academy]] (''Guozijuan''<!--国子監-->). At the beginning of this period, the Academy was located in the capital of [[Nanjing]], but after the [[Yongle Emperor]] moved the capital to [[Beijing]] c. [[1402]]-[[1421]], the Academy was moved as well.

Over the course of the history of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], a small number of Ryukyuan students from aristocratic and royal families were sent to study [[Confucianism|Confucian]] political philosophy, law, astronomy, calendrics, history, and the [[Confucian classics]] at the [[National Academy]] (''Guozijuan''<!--国子監-->). At the beginning of this period, the Academy was located in the capital of [[Nanjing]], but after the [[Yongle Emperor]] moved the capital to [[Beijing]] c. [[1402]]-[[1421]], the Academy was moved as well.

When the system began, it was only the children of kings and ''[[anji]]'' (high-ranking local/regional nobles), i.e. the community of [[Shuri]], the royal capital, who were able to study in Beijing; however, from the reign of [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] (r. [[1477]]-[[1526]]) onwards, children of scholar-aristocrat families from [[Kumemura]] began to be sent as well. For a time, it became standard for three students from Shuri, and three from Kumemura, to be sent at a time. Those whose travel and studies were paid for by the government were called ''kanshô'' ("government students"), while those who had to pay their own way were called ''kingaku'' ("work-study").<ref>Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014.</ref>

When the system began, it was only the children of kings and ''[[anji]]'' (high-ranking local/regional nobles), i.e. the community of [[Shuri]], the royal capital, who were able to study in Beijing; however, from the reign of [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] (r. [[1477]]-[[1526]]) onwards, children of scholar-aristocrat families from [[Kumemura]] began to be sent as well. For a time, it became standard for three students from Shuri, and three from Kumemura, to be sent at a time. Those whose travel and studies were paid for by the government were called ''kanshô'' ("government students"), while those who had to pay their own way were called ''kingaku'' ("work-study").<ref>Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014.</ref>

Over the course of a 476 year period, from [[1392]] until [[1868]], with a hiatus of several decades between [[1579]] and the resumption of missions after the [[1644]] fall of the [[Ming Dynasty]], roughly 100 Ryukyuan students studied at the ''Guozijuan''. A much larger number of Ryukyuan students engaged in study at the two [[Ryukyu-kan|Ryûkyû-kan]], in [[Fuzhou]] and in [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima]].

Over the course of a 476 year period, from 1392 until [[1868]], with a hiatus of several decades between [[1579]] and the resumption of missions after the [[1644]] fall of the [[Ming Dynasty]], roughly 100 Ryukyuan students studied at the ''Guozijuan''. A much larger number of Ryukyuan students engaged in study at the two [[Ryukyu-kan|Ryûkyû-kan]], in [[Fuzhou]] and in [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima]].

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