A study on the historical development of evaluation trade and its structural analysis in the early modern Ryukyu Kingdom
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- MAEDA SHUKO
- Principal Investigator
- 沖縄大学
About This Project
- Japan Grant Number
- JP18K12492 (JGN)
- Funding Program
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
- Funding Organization
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Kakenhi Information
- Project/Area Number
- 18K12492
- Research Category
- Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
- Allocation Type
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- Multi-year Fund
- Review Section / Research Field
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- Basic Section 03010:Historical studies in general-related
- Research Institution
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- Okinawa University
- Project Period (FY)
- 2018-04-01 〜 2022-03-31
- Project Status
- Completed
- Budget Amount*help
- 4,290,000 Yen (Direct Cost: 3,300,000 Yen Indirect Cost: 990,000 Yen)
Research Abstract
This study attempts to elucidate the actual state of "evaluation trade" between Ryukyu and the Qing dynasty during the early modern period (1609-1879). Ryukyu's trade generally refers to "tribute trade," but this "trade" is derived from the "open trade" that was held at the Fuzhou Ryukyukan in association with the tribute to the Qing dynasty of Ryukyu. On the other hand, the evaluation trade refers to the trade carried out in Naha when the envoy of the booklet came to Ryukyu. In Ryukyu history research, evaluation trade is commonly referred to as "crown trade" because the goods carried by the ship (crown ship) on which the book-sealing messenger rides are traded (evaluated) in Naha. In this study, the actual situation was clarified from the "evaluation diary" of the Sho family document historical materials, and various aspects of the evaluation trade were clarified.
