Mamoru Shō

Mamoru Shō
Mamoru Shō
	Mamoru Shō in 2019
Born	18 August 1950; Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Businessman

Mamoru Shō (尚衞, Shō Mamoru, born 18 August 1950) is the current head of the Shō family,[1] the former Ryūkyūan royal family. He is the great-great-grandson of Shō Tai, the last king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, and is the king's most senior direct descendant.[2] Unlike other heads of the Shō family since the abolition of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, he resides in both Tokyo and Naha.

Life

Mamoru Shō was born in Tokyo on 18 August 1950,[3] the eldest son of Hiroshi Shō. He became the Shō Family Head upon the death of his father on 30 August 1996. Unlike his most recent ancestors, he spends time in both Tokyo and Naha.

Family

Shō has two daughters and a son named Takeshi, who is the heir apparent to the Shō family.

Ancestry

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Ancestors of Mamoru Shō

16. Shō Tai, King of Ryūkyū, 1st Marquess Shō (1843–1901)

8. Shō Ten, Prince of Nakagusuku, 2nd Marquess Shō (1864–1920)

17. Kuwayasushiru

4. Shō Shō, 3rd Marquess Shō (1888–1923)

18. Kintake Asaoda

9. Kintake Shōko (b. 1865)

2. Shō Hiroshi, 4th Marquess Shō (1918–1996)

20. Ogasawara Tadatoshi, 9th Lord of Kokura (1827–1865)

10. Count Ogasawara Tadanobu, 10th Lord of Kokura (1862–1897)

21. Yanagisawa

5. Lady Ogasawara Momoko (1896–1950)

22. Uesugi Narinori, 12th Lord of Yonezawa (1820–1889)

11. Uesugi Junko (1866–1901)

23. Suzuki (1826–1903)

1. Shō Mamoru

6. Murase Shinzaburo

3. Murase Keiko (born 1920)

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References

RYUKYU ISLANDS (Kingdom) Accessed 2017-03-24
The Kingdom of Ryukyu (Okinawa) Accessed 2017-03-24
Mamoru Shō (Q4391392) Accessed 2017-03-24
"Second Shō clan genealogy". Reichsarchiv. Retrieved 10 September 2017. (in Japanese)

Titles in pretence
Preceded by Hiroshi Shō	— TITULAR — Shō family head 1996–present	Incumbent Heir: Takeshi Shō

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[1] RYUKYU ISLANDS (Kingdom) Accessed 2017-03-24

[2] The Kingdom of Ryukyu (Okinawa) Accessed 2017-03-24

[3] Mamoru Shō (Q4391392) Accessed 2017-03-24

[descent-4] "Second Shō clan genealogy". Reichsarchiv. Retrieved 10 September 2017. (in Japanese)