is an ethnic
Ryukyuan, and the current head of the
Shō family, the former
Ryūkyūan royal family.
Life
Mamoru Shō was born in Tokyo on 18 August 1950, the eldest son of
Hiroshi Shō
was the head of the Shō family, the former Ryūkyūan royal family. He was the great-grandson of Shō Tai, the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and was the last member of the family to hold the title of . Like most members of the ''kazoku'' sy ...
. After graduating from Tamagawa University, he obtained an MBA from Samford University.
He is the great-great-grandson of
Shō Tai
was the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom (8 June 1848 – 10 October 1872) and the head of the Ryukyu Domain (10 October 1872 – 27 March 1879). His reign saw greatly increased interactions with travelers from abroad, particularly from Europe a ...
, the last king of the
Ryukyu Kingdom
The Ryukyu Kingdom, Middle Chinese: , , Classical Chinese: (), Historical English names: ''Lew Chew'', ''Lewchew'', ''Luchu'', and ''Loochoo'', Historical French name: ''Liou-tchou'', Historical Dutch name: ''Lioe-kioe'' was a kingdom in the ...
, and became the Shō Family Head upon the death of his father on 30 August 1996.
In May 2019, he established the Ryukyu History and Culture Inheritance Promotion Association and serves as its representative director. He has also donated a number of family documents and artefacts to Naha City for preservation.
Family
Shō has three daughters and a son named Takeshi, who is the heir apparent to the Shō family. He lives in
Ise City, Mie Prefecture.
Ancestry
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References
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Second Shō dynasty
1950 births
Living people
Tamagawa University alumni
Pretenders