Shō Shitsu

Shō Shitsu
尚質 shoo shichi
King of Ryūkyū
Reign1648–1668
PredecessorShō Ken
SuccessorShō Tei
BornUmitukugani (思徳金)
(1629-10-01)October 1, 1629
DiedDecember 20, 1668(1668-12-20) (aged 39)
Burial
SpouseMisato Aji-ganashi
ConcubineMafē Aji, Honkū
Adaniya Agomo-shirare, Honkō
Miyashiro Agomo-shirare, Keishitsu (naagushiku agumushirari, chiishichi)
Moromizato Agomo-shirare, Getsurei (murumijatu agumushirari, gwachirii)
IssueShō Tei, Crown Prince Nakagusuku Chōshū
Shō Kōki, Prince Ōzato Chōryō
Shō Kōjin, Prince Nago Chōgen
Shō Kosai, Prince Chatan Chōai
Shō Kōtoku, Prince Kochinda Chōshun
Shō Kōshin, Prince Motobu Chōhei
Shō Kōzen, Prince Ginowan Chōgi
Princess Adaniya
Princess Moromizato
Princess Yonamine
Princess Ōmine
Princess Miyahira
Names
Shō Shitsu (尚質)
HouseSecond Shō dynasty
FatherShō Hō
MotherNishi no Aji-ganashi, Ryōgetsu

Shō Shitsu (尚質; 1 October 1629 – 20 December 1668) was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom who held the throne from 1648 until his death in 1668.

The fourth son of King Shō Hō, he was named Prince of Sashiki in 1637, at the age of eight, and was granted Sashiki magiri as his domain. In 1645, his domain was changed to that of Nakagusuku magiri, and his title to Prince of Nakagusuku.