Episode 321 - The Invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom

GET YOUR TICKETS FOR OUR BELFAST SHOW: https://www.universe.com/events/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-belfast-tickets-83V5QD Vote for us to win a podcast award: https://www.podcastawards.com/ The Satsuma Domain launches an invasion of the Ryukyu Islands leading to a battle of samurai, muskets, and barrels full of snakes. sources: Stephen Turnbull. The Samurai Capture A King: Okinawa 1609 MG Haynes. Samurai Invasion: Japan's 1609 Conquest of Ryukyu https://en.tabi-samurai-japan.com/story/event/562/ Yuan Jiadong. Satsuma’s Invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom and Changes in the Geopolitical Structure of East Asia