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 arrives at Shuri with soldiers and police and orders the Ryukyu kingdom dissolved. King Shō Tai is moved to Tokyo, and the islands become Okinawa Prefecture, ending a kingdom that had sent tribute to China for five centuries.
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