ryukyuan missions to edo 

Statements about this table:
7 of the 18 mission be for gratitude only
shō boku and shō kei be the ryūkyūan king with the most mission at 3 each
the mission in 1714 have the largest entourage with 170 member
4 mission have more than 1 prince as the lead envoy
the 1700s have the most mission with 8 of 18 mission take place in the time period
all of the mission be for gratitude only
shō boku and shō kei be the ryūkyūan king with the least mission at 2 each
none of the mission have more than 1 prince as the lead envoy
year
mission type
shogun
ryūkyūan king
lead envoy
number in entourage
1634
congratulation & gratitude
tokugawa iemitsu
shō hō
princes tamagusuku , kin , sashiki
unknown
1644
congratulation & gratitude
tokugawa iemitsu
shō ken
princes kin , kunigami
70
1649
gratitude
tokugawa iemitsu
shō shitsu
prince gushikawa chōei
63
1653
congratulation
tokugawa ietsuna
shō shitsu
prince kunigami
71
1671
gratitude
tokugawa ietsuna
shō tei
prince kin
74
1682
congratulation
tokugawa tsunayoshi
shō tei
prince nago
94
year
mission type
shogun
ryūkyūan king
lead envoy
number in entourage
1710
congratulation & gratitude
tokugawa ienobu
shō eki
princes miri , tomigusuku
168
1714
congratulation & gratitude
tokugawa ietsugu
shō kei
princes kin , yonagusuku
170
1718
congratulation
tokugawa yoshimune
shō kei
prince goeku
94
1748
congratulation
tokugawa ieshige
shō kei
prince gushikawa
98
1752
gratitude
tokugawa ieshige
shō boku
prince nakijin
94
1764
congratulation
tokugawa ieharu
shō boku
prince yomitanzan
96
year
mission type
shogun
ryūkyūan king
lead envoy
number in entourage
1790
congratulation
tokugawa ienari
shō boku
prince ginowan
96
1796
gratitude
tokugawa ienari
shō on
prince ōgimi
97
1806
gratitude
tokugawa ienari
shō kō
prince yomitanzan
97
1832
gratitude
tokugawa ienari
shō iku
prince tomigusuku
78
1842
congratulation
tokugawa ieyoshi
shō iku
prince urasoe
99
1850
gratitude
tokugawa ieyoshi
shō tai
prince tamakawa
99