Shō Hō
| Shō Hō 尚豊 | |||||
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Official royal portrait of Shō Hō, painted by Shō Genko in 1796. | |||||
| King of Ryūkyū | |||||
| Reign | 1621–1640 | ||||
| Predecessor | Shō Nei | ||||
| Successor | Shō Ken | ||||
| sessei of Ryukyu | |||||
| Tenure | 1617–1621 | ||||
| Predecessor | Kikuin Sōi | ||||
| Successor | Kin Chōtei | ||||
| Born | Umigurugani (思五郎金) December 9, 1590 | ||||
| Died | June 23, 1640 (aged 49) | ||||
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| Spouse | Gaja-Uemori Aji-ganashi Kimitoyomi Aji-ganashi | ||||
| Concubine | Nishi no Aji-ganashi, Ryōgetsu Mafē Aji, Ranshitsu Mafē Aji, Nangaku Yonabaru Agomo-shirare | ||||
| Issue | Shō Kyō, Prince Urasoe Chōryō Shō Bun, Crown Prince Nakagusuku Chōeki Shō Ken, Prince Kume-Nakagusuku Shō Shitsu, Prince Sashiki Princess Shuri-ōkimi Aji-ganashi Princess Takushi Princess Shimajiri-Sashisaka Aji-ganashi Princess Yonashiro | ||||
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| Divine name | Tenigiyasuhe-ajisohe (天喜也末按司添 tinnijiyashii ajishii) | ||||
| Yamato name | Chōshō (朝昌) | ||||
| House | Second Shō dynasty | ||||
| Father | Shō Kyū, Prince Kin Chōkō | ||||
| Mother | Kin Ō-Aji-ganashi | ||||
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Shō Hō (尚豊; 9 December 1590 – 23 June 1640) was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom. He succeeded Shō Nei, whose reign saw the invasion of Ryukyu by Japanese forces in 1609 and the subjugation of the kingdom to Satsuma Domain, and ruled from 1621 until 1640.