EARLY EPISODE: The Invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom (Patreon)

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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