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Shō Ei

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尚永
Shō Ei
King of Ryūkyū
Reign1573–1588
PredecessorShō Gen
SuccessorShō Nei
Bornc. 1559
DiedJanuary 11, 1588 (aged 2829)
Burial
SpouseShimajiri-sasukasa Ajiganashi
ConcubineMae-agari no Aji
Iri no Aji
IssueAoriyae Ajiganashi (Shō Nei's wife)
Kikoe-ōkimi-ganashi
Names
Shō Ei (尚永)
Divine nameWezoniyasuhe-ajisohe (英祖仁耶添按司添 eesooniyashii ajishii)[1]
also Tedahokori-ō (日誇王 tiidafukui oo)or Tedayomutori-ō (日豊操王 tiida yumutui-oo)[1]
HouseSecond Shō dynasty
FatherShō Gen
MotherMawashi Ajiganashi

Shō Ei (尚 永; c. 1559 – 11 January 1588) was king of the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1573 to 1588.

Life

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Shō Ei was the son of Shō Gen and his wife, and was the second son of king Shō Gen.

He died in 1588 without an heir. His son-in-law Shō Nei was installed as the king.

References

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  1. 1 2 琉球国王の神号と『おもろさうし』 (PDF) (in Japanese).
  • Kerr, George H. (2000). Okinawa: the History of an Island People. (revised ed.) Boston: Tuttle Publishing.