Place names
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53 identified places · 42 mapped · 669 of 2046 indexed occurrences linked to places
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664 records · 2046 occurrences
琉球
Identification pending · 0 supported · 0 tentative · 1 unresolved occurrences
The passage and name interpretation are recorded here. A place identification has not yet been established.
Recorded names
琉球
琉球（りゅうきゅう）。沖縄を中心とする島々と琉球王国を指す歴史的呼称。本文の漂着者の記事はその対外交通を伝える。 仙台へ漂着した人々の出身地として記される。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 北海随筆 · University of Tsukuba Library · 23:2
漂着セし事あり雨後晴天の朝房州の山より勢州の浅間山見ゆるとなり又琉球人も仙台へ漂着セし事もあり梅雨後の順風に日向より江戸へ直乗心易しといへり金花山より蝦夷シコツ岳の
「琉球」