琉球闽人家谱资料的史料价值

The Value of Historical Materials of Genealogy of Fujian People in Ryukyu

琉球闽人,是一个特殊的社会群体。明朝初年,朱元璋遣使诏谕四海,海外诸国慑于中国的声威,亦倾心于中国的富庶和文明,仰慕中国文化的魅力,纷纷称臣纳贡,远在太平洋中的琉球岛国也不例外。1372年明朝派遣使臣杨载招谕琉球,琉球中山王察度派其弟泰期随杨载人明朝贡,中国与琉球的宗藩关系从此建立起来。

The Fujian people in Ryukyu is a particular group in history.Kumemura Genealogy（久米村系家谱）which was compiled by ＂ Fujian 36 Surname＂ in the period of Emperor Kangxi, mainly recorded the relationship among the families and their activities. It provides us valuable information and materials of the history of Ryukyu and the exchange between China and Ryukyu which are absent from the traditional historical materials such like Lidai Bao＇ an（历代宝案）,the Chronicle of Ryukyu and the Chinese authorized history, etc.