History Of Okinawa
| Okinawa | Japan | World | |||||
| 605 | Ryukyu is first mentioned in the annals of Chinese history. (Ryukyu being the old namefor Okinawa) | 645 | Taika Reform. | ||||
| 1372 | King Satto sends the first tribute misson to Ming dynasty. | 1338 | Muromachi shogunate established. | ||||
| 1429 | Sho Hashi unifies the three principalities into one centralized kingdom. (The first Sho dynasty is established) | ||||||
| 1458 | Conflict and rebellions of Gosamaru and Amawari. | 1453 | Fall of the Byzantine Empire overthrown. | ||||
| 1470 | Kanamaru ascends the throne and becomes King Sho En. (The Second Sho dynasty begins). | 1477 | Onin War ends. | 1492 | Columbus lands in the Bahamas. | ||
| 1600 | Battle of Sekigahara. | 1602 | Shkespeare's Hamlet. | ||||
| 1609 | The Shimazu Family leads military expendition of Kyushu against the Ryukyu Islands. | 1789 | French Revolution begins. | ||||
| 1853 | U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry calls at Naha. | 1853 | Commodore Perry arrives at Uraga, Tokyo Bay. | ||||
| 1879 | Okinawa Prefecture established (Disposal of the Ryukyus). | 1868 | Meiji Restoration. | 1914 | Outbreak of First World War. | ||
| 1945 | Okinawa invaded by U.S. Forces, fighting ends on June 23. | 1941 | Pacific War begins. | 1917 | Russian Revolutions. | ||
| 1951 | The San Francisco PeaceTreaty places Okinawa and Amami under American administration. | 1945 | Pacific War ends. | 1950 | Korean War. | ||
| 1969 | President Nixon and Prime Minister Sato announce agreement for the return of Okinawa to Japan in 1972 in a joint statement. | 1964 | Tokyo Olympics. | ||||
| 1972 | Reversion to Japan. | 1970 | World Exposition is in Osaka. | ||||
| 1975 | Okinawa International Ocean Expositon held. | 1975 | Vietnam War ends | ||||
| 1987 | The 42nd National Athletic Meeting (Kaiho Kokutai) held in Okinawa. | 1991 | Outbreak of Gulf War | ||||
| 1995 | Cornerstone of Peace erected. | 1995 | Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. | 1991 | Collapse of the Soviet Union. | ||
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timeline Department of Planning and Development, Okinawa Prefecture February 1999 |
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