THE DAY IN HISTORY · MARCH 27
March 27 in history
What happened on March 27: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1879, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Annexation of the Ryukyu Kingdom
27 Mar 1879 — A Japanese official came to Shuri with soldiers and police and ordered the dissolution of the Ryukyu kingdom. King Shō Tai was moved to Tokyo, and the islands became Okinawa Prefecture. The kingdom thus came to an end after five centuries of sending tribute to China.
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