On November 6 , 66 Ryūkyūan sailors wandered into the heart of Taiwan after their ship was destroyed in a typhoon , leaving them shipwrecked on the southeastern tip of Taiwan . On November 8 the 66 sailors arrived at the Mudan community and were ordered to stay there by the local Paiwan people . One day later , after expressing doubts , the 66 sailors attempted to escape . While 12 were taken into protective custody by Han Chinese officials , the remaining 54 were killed
Mudan
Mudan incident
Taiwanese Resistance to the Japanese Invasion (1895)