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Shō Kinpuku
was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom of the First Shō dynasty. Life Shō Kinpuku succeeded his nephew, Shō Shitatsu, in 1449. A one-kilometer-long dam, which known as , was built in 1451 by Kaiki (Ryukyu), Kaiki, a somewhat mysterious figure from Ming Dynasty, Ming China. The dam was built from Naha harbor to Tomari, Okinawa, Tomari harbor, connecting many tiny isles. King Shō Kinpuku died in 1453, a succession dispute erupted between the king's son and his younger brother . Shuri Castle was burned down in the conflict, and both of them died in the incident. After the incident, the king's other younger brother, Shō Taikyū, came to the throne. References ''Chūzan Seifu'' (中山世譜) Kings of Ryūkyū First Shō dynasty 1398 births 1453 deaths {{RyukyuKingdom-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genealogy Of The Kings Of Chūzan
, also known as King of Lew Chew, , or more officially , was the King, title held by several lineages in Okinawa Island from 1372 until the Ryukyu Disposition, monarchy's dissolution in 1879. According to the traditional official Okinawan narrative, the legendary ruler Shunten, who supposedly ascended to the throne in 1187, was first to hold the title. Additionally, the notion of a single-line of succession has been maintained despite the Crown clearly recognising several unrelated lineages acceding. However, the monarchy effectively started in 1372 when Satto Imperial Chinese missions to the Ryukyu Kingdom, greeted a Chinese envoy from the newly established Ming dynasty, although his son Bunei was the first to be officially recognized as the King of Chūzan. Shō Tai was the final sovereign ruler of Ryukyu Kingdom, Ryukyu until his Ryukyu Domain, demotion in 1872 by the Government of Meiji Japan, government of Meiji era, Meiji Japan to the title of Domain King (琉球藩王, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |