First, the history of Ryukyu
There was once a Ryukyu Kingdom on the Ryukyu Islands. Just a hundred years ago, this kingdom had its own language. In the Ming Dynasty, China named the ruler of Ryukyu Island the Ryukyu King. Because of the convenience of waterways, it is the trade hub of neighboring countries. 1609 was invaded by Japan. 1693, Samoans forced the Amami Islands in the north to be ceded to Japan. Since then, Japan has launched a plan to gradually annex the Ryukyu Kingdom. 1879 was destroyed by Japan on March 30th (March 8th, Guangxu five years). 1879, Ryukyu Kingdom was incorporated into Japanese territory, and Okinawa Prefecture was established in the same year.
Japan's defeat 1945, article 8 of Potsdam Proclamation: The conditions of the Cairo Declaration will be implemented, and Japan's sovereignty will be limited to Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and other small islands decided by us? . Ryukyu sovereignty returns to China. However, at that time, in view of the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Ryukyu was temporarily hosted by the United States.
1970, the United States and Japan signed the San Francisco Peace Treaty behind China's back, and it was illegal to transfer the management of Ryukyu and Diaoyu Islands to Japan.
Second, the descendants of Ryukyu King.
1, the last king of Ryukyu came to power: 1879, the last king of Ryukyu came to power and was taken to Tokyo, Japan by the Japanese, who put him under house arrest. People with lofty ideals in Ryukyu ran to the prime minister's yamen of the Qing government and cried, demanding that the Qing government send troops to save the country. At that time, the Qing government was a clay idol crossing the river, and it was impossible to send troops to help Ryukyu recover the country. Of course, the Qing government did not completely abandon its younger brother Ryukyu. Under the negotiation between Li Hongzhang and Japan, it was initially decided that the Ryukyu Islands would be divided equally between China and Japan. However, based on humanitarianism, the Qing government did not covet half of Ryukyu, and proposed that Japan release Shangtai and let Ryukyu restore the country to the South Island.
Japan basically agreed to this proposal at that time. Only when the special envoy of the Qing government made a request to Wang Shangtai of the Ryukyu Kingdom, this Shangtai was tough and would rather die in vain. He insisted on the full restoration of Ryukyu. Japan certainly disagreed, so the plan was shelved. After the defeat of the Qing government in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Japan's attitude towards Qing was even less concerned. The direct annexation of Ryukyu and the establishment of Okinawa Prefecture completely broke the idea of the revival of Shangtai.
After seeing the situation clearly, Shangtai became a docile pug and knelt down in Japan. Seeing that Shang was too sensible, the Japanese emperor allowed him to return to China to worship his ancestors. This businessman is also a talent. After returning to Ryukyu, he not only resolutely opposed the revival of Ryukyu, but also advised Ryukyu people never to revive the country. He listened to the Japanese and took asking the Qing government for help as? Trouble? . At the same time, Shangtai began to engage in commercial activities in Japan, investing in Japan Merchant Shipping Co., Ltd. and Japan Railway Co., Ltd., and became a major shareholder. In addition, he also actively participated in politics and was elected as a member of the Japanese House of Lords. 190 1 19 In August, Shangtai died of acute mucositis in Tokyo at the age of 59. After Mrs Shang died, his coffin was transported back to Ryukyu for burial.
2. Descendants of Shangtai:
Shangtai is a wealthy family. Shangtai has seven sons and eleven daughters. Now they basically live in Tokyo, Japan, belong to the Japanese aristocratic class, run several big companies and live a carefree life. The eldest son of Shangtai attended the ceremony in this department. After Shang Tai's death, Shang Dian, the eldest son, inherited the family business, and once launched a Ryukyu revival and local autonomy movement, which ended without results. Shang Dian has been handed down for three generations, and now Shang Wei has it. Shang Wei, the great-grandson of Shangtai, was born in 1950. Now he is an honorary citizen of Naha, inheriting the family business and living mainly in Tokyo.
Shang Wei has only two daughters. The eldest daughter, Shang Zhen, 198 1 was born and studied in a famous school in Taiwan Province province. Later, she studied medicine in a university in Taiwan Province Province. She loves China culture very much and is committed to the revival of China culture. At the same time, she opposed the establishment of a military base in Ryukyu by the US military and the annexation of Ryukyu by Japan, demanding a high degree of autonomy for Ryukyu and keeping its own army. This is really rare among the descendants of Ryukyu royal family who support the revival of Ryukyu autonomy. It is really hard to get!
In short, the descendants of Wang Shangtai, the last country in Ryukyu, now basically live in Tokyo, Japan. Because of the existence of the family business, they live a life of food and clothing, and they enjoy it and have long forgotten the mission of rejuvenating the country.