was the son of

Shō Taikyū Shō Taikyū (1410–1460) was a king of the first Shō dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom of the western Pacific island of Okinawa, reigning from 1454 to 1460. Although described in the official histories of Ryukyu and the Ming annals as a relative ...

and last king of the

First Shō Dynasty The was a dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom on Okinawa Island in the 15th century, ruled by the under the title of Genealogy of the Kings of Chūzan, King of Chūzan. According to the official history books compiled during the second Shō Dynasty, ...

. He came to power as a young man in a kingdom whose treasury had been depleted. He engaged in efforts to conquer islands between Ryukyu and Japan and took the Mitsudomoe, the symbol of

Hachiman In Japanese religion, ''Yahata'' (八幡神, ancient Shinto pronunciation) formerly in Shinto and later commonly known as Hachiman (八幡神, Japanese Buddhist pronunciation) is the syncretic divinity of archery and war, incorporating elements f ...

, as his banner to emphasize his martial spirit. In 1466, he led an invasion on Kikai Island, which strained the Ryukyuan treasury with little benefit. He either died young or was possibly killed by forces within the kingdom as details are somewhat unclear. As is common for rulers who preside over the end of a dynasty, moralists portrayed him as cruel, violent, and lacking in virtue.Visions of Ryukyu: identity and ideology in early-modern thought and politics by Gregory Smits, pgs 60–61
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Family

* Father:

* Mother: Miyazato Agunshitari-agomoshirare * Wife: daughter of Gushikawa Aji * Concubine: daughter of Yabiku Aji * Children: ** Shō Shashiki ** Shō Urasoe ** Shō Daiyako, descendant was Minshikameya Family ** Shō Koban

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sho Toku First Shō dynasty 1441 births 1469 deaths 15th-century Ryukyuan monarchs