By Stephen Turnbull
An excellent yet little-known operation, the Shimazu extended family raid at the self sufficient country of Rykkyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is among the such a lot notable episodes in samurai background and the fruits of centuries of contention among the 2 powers. The defeat of the Shimazu at Sekigahara in 1600, and their have to win want with the recent ShMgun, led them to hatch an audacious plot to assault the islands at the ShMgun's behalf and produce again the king of Rykkyu as a hostage. Stephen Turnbull provides a blow-by-blow account of the operation, from the bold Shimazu amphibious touchdown, to their quick enhance overland, and the tactical feigned retreat that observed the Shimazu defeat the Okinawan military and kidnap their king in surprising style. With an in depth historical past and especially commissioned paintings, the scene is decided for a dramatic retelling of this interesting raid.
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