| 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. |
With
extracts from "Outline of Okinawa", Okinawa history
timeline
Department of Planning and Development,
Okinawa Prefecture February 1999
|
