, also known by Prince , was a prince of the
Ryukyu Kingdom. He was the eldest son of King
Shō Hō.
King
Shō Nei had no heir. Shō Kyō was chosen as Crown Prince by the kingdom’s ministers, and was recognized by
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* Satsuma, Kagoshima, a Japanese town
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as the rightful heir. However, Shō Nei died in 1620 and Shō Kyō was too young to succeed the throne.
Yuntanza Seishō, who was a member of the ''
sanshikan
The ''Sanshikan'' (), or Council of Three, was a government body of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, which originally developed out of a council of regents.
It emerged in 1556, when the young Shō Gen, who was speech disorder, mute, ascended to the throne of ...
'', suggested that Shō Kyō's father,
Shō Hō (Prince Sashiki Chōshō), should be the new king. Many ministers supported it, but were concerned about the reaction of Satsuma. Yuntanza went to Satsuma to report this decision. Finally, Satsuma recognized Shō Hō as the new king.
['' Kyūyō'', Appendix vol.1]
Shō Kyō remained in his position of Crown Prince, but died in 1631 before being able to succeed to the throne.
[ His daughter, Princess Urasoe (), was the originator of a royal family, '' Takamine Udun'' ().][ Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). ''Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten'' (). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten.]
His spirit tablet
A spirit tablet, memorial tablet, or ancestral tablet, is a placard used to designate the seat of a deity or past ancestor as well as to enclose it. The name of the deity or past ancestor is usually inscribed onto the tablet. With origins in tr ...
was placed in Tenkai-ji
was a Rinzai Buddhist temple and royal ''bodaiji'' of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, located in Naha, Okinawa.
The temple was erected by Keiin Ansen () during the reign of King Shō Taikyū (r. 1454–1460). The Mahavira Hall was built in 1466, a ''bons ...
.
References
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Second Shō dynasty
Princes of Ryūkyū
People from the Ryukyu Kingdom
1612 deaths
1631 deaths