An Analysis of the Hongwu Dynasty's Granting of the Ryukyu Zhongshan Seal——Including Study on the Ming Dynasty's Shaping of Ryukyu and Ocean Governance
Ocean governance was an important aspect of Ming Dynasty's national governance,and Ryukyu was an impor-tant participant in Ming Dynasty's ocean governance.In the sixteenth year of the Hongwu reign,the Ming Dynasty bestowed a seal on Cha Du,the King of Zhongshan of Ryukyu,in response to the chaotic state of the"East China Sea"and the domestic disputes and chaos in Ryukyu.The technical means of"Stamping on Biao Wen"used the trust function of the seal itself to establish a relationship model with Zhongshan based on the credit system,eliminated fake messengers and formed Zhongshan's trade monopoly position in the"East China Sea",in order to promote Shannan and Shanbei vassals to the Ming Dynasty,and rely on Zhongshan to indirectly control private maritime forces outside the system to a certain extent,and achieved the goal of impro-ving the political ecology of the"East China Sea"and stabilizing the maritime order.There is a goal oriented correlation between the seal and golden talisman bestowed upon King Zhongshan and the"Kan He"bestowed upon the"South China Sea"countries,both of which were attempts by the Ming Dynasty to build a maritime credit order system centered on itself.Bestowing seals was the policy starting point for the Ming Dynasty to prioritize Ryukyu,which objectively accelerated the integration process of the Ryukyu Islands.
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