was a Crown Prince of the
Ryūkyū Kingdom
The Ryukyu Kingdom was a kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands from 1429 to 1879. It was ruled as a Tributary system of China, tributary state of Ming dynasty, imperial Ming China by the King of Ryukyu, Ryukyuan monarchy, who unified Okinawa Island t ...
, the son of King
Shō Tei.
At the age of 9, he was named Prince of Nakagusuku, and given
Sashiki and
Nakagusuku ''
magiri
The administrative divisions of the Ryukyu Kingdom were a hierarchy composed of districts, ''magiri'', or cities, villages, and islands established by the Ryukyu Kingdom throughout the Ryukyu Islands.
Divisions
There were three or ''hō'': , , ...
'' as his domains. His domain was changed to that of Kume Gushikawa ''magiri'' in 1676, and to Sashiki and Nakazato ''magiri'' in 1689.
He died in 1706 before being able to succeed to the throne of the kingdom, and was entombed in the royal mausoleum of
Tamaudun
is one of the three royal mausoleums of the Ryukyu Kingdom, along with Urasoe yōdore at Urasoe Castle and Izena Tamaudun near Izena Castle in Izena, Okinawa. The mausoleum is located in Shuri, Okinawa, Shuri, Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa, and wa ...
.
[Official plaques and gallery labels on-site at Tamaudun.]
References
*"Shō Jun." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia")
Ryukyu Shimpo(琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 3 January 2009.
1660 births
1706 deaths
Princes of Ryūkyū
Second Shō dynasty
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