Shō Sei

Shō Sei (尚清, 1497–1555) was king of the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1526 to 1555.[1] He was the fifth son of King Shō Shin, who he succeeded.

For the 19th-century king of Ryūkyū, see Shō Sei (r. 1803).
Shō Sei
尚清
King of Ryukyu
Reign1526-1555
PredecessorShō Shin
SuccessorShō Gen
Born1497
Died1555
Burial
SpouseUmimajingani Ajiganashi
ConcubineMazuru-gane, Shirono Ōajishirare
Maninaku-gane, Ōajishirare
Mayojin-gane, Ōajishirare
Yonabaru Agomosirare
IssueShō Tei, Crown Prince Nakagusuku
Shō Gen, Prince Kume-Nakagusuku
Shō Yōsō, Prince Katsuren Chōsō
Shō Kanshin, Prince Ōie
Shō Kan, Prince Chatan Chōri
Shō Hankoku, Prince Kochinda Chōten
Shō Sōken, Prince Ie Chōgi
Shō Kōtoku, Prince Yuntanza Chōbyo
Shō Kyōrei, Prince Tomigusuku Chōkyō
Shō Etsu, Prince Haneji Chōbu
Princess Aoriyae Ajiganashi
Princess Shuriōkimi Ajiganashi
HouseSecond Shō Dynasty
FatherShō Shin
MotherUmitogani Ajiganashi

Shō Sei suppressed a rebellion on Amami Ōshima in 1537 and took steps to improve defenses against wakō that same year.

Shō Sei died in 1555 and was succeeded by his second son Shō Gen.

See also

  • List of monarchs of Ryukyu Islands
  • Imperial Chinese missions to Ryukyu Kingdom

Notes

References

  • Kerr, George H. (1965). Okinawa, the History of an Island People. Rutland, Vermont: C.E. Tuttle Co. OCLC 39242121
  • Smits, Gregory. (1999). Visions of Ryukyu: Identity and Ideology in Early-Modern Thought and Politics, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-824-82037-4; OCLC 39633631
Shō Sei
Second Shō Dynasty
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Shō Shin
King of Ryukyu
1527-1555
Succeeded by
Shō Gen



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