Some aspects of Ryukyu Kingdom legal system from the XVIIth to the XIXth century

Authors

  • Evgenii V. Pustovoit Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24866/1997-2857/2021-1/15-20

Keywords:

Ryukyu Kingdom, Satsuma, Japan, legal system, Ryukyukaritsu, kishyomon, law

Abstract

The article is devoted to the legal system and legal practice of the Ryukyu Kingdom in the period from the 17th to the 19th century focusing on the penalties for various types of crimes. Due to the fact that the kingdom was in vassal relations with Japan, the Ryukyu legal system, in general, was influenced by the legal practice and legal requirements of feudal Japan, however, the assignment of penalties for several types of offenses had its own features and was determined by the specifics of Ryukyu's legislative traditions.

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Author Biography

  • Evgenii V. Pustovoit, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation

    Candidate of Sciences (History), head of the Department of Japanese Studies, Director of the Oriental Institute – School of Regional and International Studies

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Published

29-07-2025

Issue

No. 1 (2021): Humanities Research in the Russian Far East

Section

HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE EAST

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Some aspects of Ryukyu Kingdom legal system from the XVIIth to the XIXth century. (2025). Humanities Research in the Russian Far East, 1, 15-20. https://doi.org/10.24866/1997-2857/2021-1/15-20