Shō Kei

Shō Kei
尚敬
Official royal portrait of Shō Kei
King of Ryūkyū
Reign1713–1752
PredecessorShō Eki
SuccessorShō Boku
BornUmitukugani (思徳金)
(1700-08-03)August 3, 1700
DiedMarch 14, 1752(1752-03-14) (aged 51)
Burial
IssueShō Boku, Crown Prince Nagakusuku
Shō Wa, Prince Yuntanza Chōken (founder of Yuntanza Udun)
Princess Tsukayama (Sai On's daughter-in-law)
Princess Zukeran
Princess Makadotarugane
Names
Shō Kei (尚敬)
Okinawan pronunciationShō Chī (尚敬)
Yamato nameChōshi (朝糸)
HouseSecond Shō dynasty
FatherShō Eki
MotherKikoe-ōkimi-ganashi
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Shō Kei (尚 敬, August 3, 1700 – March 14, 1752) was king of the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1713 to 1752. His reign, strongly guided by royal advisor Sai On, is regarded as a political and economic golden age and period of the flowering of Okinawan culture.