進しん貢こう船せん

noun

tribute ship; Ryukyuan diplomatic vessel to China

Historical term for ships used by the Ryūkyū Kingdom to transport envoys bearing tribute to China during the Ming and Qing periods.

• 進しん貢こう船せんは琉りゅう球きゅう王おう国こくから中ちゅう国ごくへ使し節せつを運はこんだ。

  The tribute ships carried envoys from the Ryūkyū Kingdom to China.