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Sal Affist
Please rebuild it with a modern fire repression system. My family and I enjoyed our holiday visit to it in 2009 and we would like to see it restored.
Septim Dynasty
Ryukyu Kingdom was closer to China than Japan.
rainyday
It was conquered by Satsuma in 1609 and was a vassal state of that province until the 19th century. It maintained vassal status for trade purposes with China, but was much more directly integrated with Japan pretty much throughout its history.