In addition to Ming China, on whom the Ryukyu Kingdom was dependent economically and for trade, the kingdom was also involved in a unique form of transit trade throughout a wide swathe of East Asia, including Korea, the kingdom of Malacca (modern-day Malaysia), the Pattani Kingdom, and the kingdoms of Annam (today's Vietnam) and Ayutthaya.
国家の経済を貿易に頼る琉球王国は明のほか、朝鮮、マラッカ王国やパタニ王国、安南やアユタヤー王朝などの東南アジアにも及ぶ広範囲で独自の中継貿易を行っていた。