Shō Shōken
Haneji Chōshū | |
|---|---|
羽地 朝秀 | |
| sessei of Ryukyu | |
| In office 1666–1675 | |
| Monarchs | Shō Shitsu Shō Tei |
| Preceded by | Gushikawa Chōei |
| Succeeded by | Ōzato Chōryō |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 6, 1617 |
| Died | January 5, 1676 (aged 58) |
| Resting place | Tomb of Haneji Chōshū |
| Childhood name | Umigami (思亀) |
| Chinese name | Go Shōken (呉 象賢), later Shō Shōken (向 象賢) |
| Rank | Ōji |
Shō Shōken (向 象賢; 1617–1675), also known as Haneji Ōji Chōshū (羽地 王子 朝秀), was a Ryukyuan scholar and served as sessei, a post often translated as "prime minister," from 1666 to 1673. Shō wrote the first history of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Chūzan Seikan (中山世鑑; "Mirror of Chūzan"), and enacted a number of practical political reforms aimed at improving Ryukyu's prosperity and dignity in the eyes of China and Japan.