Genealogy of the Shō Dynasties

The First Shō Dynasty and Second Shō Dynasty ruled the Ryukyu Kingdom in 1406–1469 and 1470–1879, respectively. In spite of the names, they were unrelated. Abbreviated genealogies of the two dynasties follow here.[1]

First Shō Dynasty
First Shō Dynasty
Shō Shishō 尚思紹
King of Chūzan
r. 1407–1421
Shō Hashi 尚 巴志
b.1371–d.1439;
r.1422–14391
Shō Chū 尚 忠
b.1391–d.1444;
r.1439–14442		Shō Kinpuku 尚 金福
b.1398–d.1453;
r.1449–14534		Shō Taikyū 尚 泰久
b.≈1415–d.1460;
r.1454–14605
Shō Shitatsu 尚 思達
b.1408–d.1449;
r.1444-14493 		Shō Toku 尚 徳
b.1441–d.1469;
r.1461–14696
Notes:

    Second Shō Dynasty
    Second Shō Dynasty
    Shō Shoku
    d. 1434
    Shō En 尚圓
    b.1415–d.1476;
    r.1470–1476    1    		Shō Sen'i 尚宣威
    b.1430–d.1477;
    r.1477    2
    Shō Shin 尚眞
    b.1465–d.1526;
    r.1477–1526    3
    Sho Ikô
    (1494–1540)
    Pr. of Urasoe    		Shô ChôraiShô ShôiShô Ryûtoku
    Prince of Goeku    		Shō Sei 尚清
    b.1497–d.1555;
    r.1526-1555    4    		Shô KyôjinShô Gendô
    BainanShô Kôgyô
    (1512–1576)
    Urasoe Chôkyô     		Shô TeiShō Gen 尚元
    b.1528–d.1572;
    r.1556–1572    5    		Shô YôsôShô KanshinShô KanShô HangokuShô SôkenShô Kôtoku
    Shō I
    d.1584    		Shô KôhakuShō Ei 尚永
    b.1559–d.1588;
    r.1573–1588    6    		Shô Kyû
    (1560–1620)
    Pr. Kin Chōkō
    Shô KôShō Nei 尚寧
    b.1564–d.1620;
    r.1589-1620    7    		Shô KenShô KanShô TeiShō Hō 尚豊
    b.1590–d.1640;
    r.1621–1640    8    		Shô Sei
    Kin Chôtei    		Shô ÔShô Kyô
    Kume
    Gushikawa Chôei    		Shô Zenku
    Shô Kokushi
    (d.1609)
    Nakijin Chôyô    		Shô KyôShô BunShō Ken 尚賢
    b.1625–d.1647;
    r.1641-1647    9    		Shō Shitsu 尚質
    b.1629–d.1668;
    r.1648–1668    10
    Shō Tei 尚貞
    b.1645–d.1709;
    r.1669–1709    11    		Shô KôkiShô KôninShô KôsaiShô KôtokuShô KôshinShô Kôzen
    Shō Jun 尚純
    b.1660-d.1706    		Shô Kei
    Tomigusuku
    Chôryô    		Shô Mô
    Oroku Chôki    		Shô Ki
    Shō Eki 尚 益
    b.1678–d.1712;
    r.1710–1712    12    		Shô Kan
    Noguni
    Chôchoku    		Shô Sei
    Goeku Chôtoku
    Shō Kei 尚 敬
    b.1700–d.1752;
    r.1713–1751    13    		Shô Tetsu
    Shō Boku 尚穆
    b.1739–d.1794;
    r.1752–1794    14    		Shô Wa
    Shô Tetsu
    b.1759–d.1788    		Shô ToShô ShûShô Yô
    Ginowan
    Chôshô    		Shô Kaku
    Shô HôShō On 尚 温
    b.1784–d.1802;
    r.1795–1802    15    		Prince
    Shô Kô    		Shō Kō 尚灝
    b.1787–d.1839;
    r.1804–1834    17
    Shō Sei 尚 成
    b.1800–d.1803;
    r.1803    16    		Shō Iku 尚 育
    b.1813–d.1847;
    r.1835–1847    18    		Shô YôShô Jun
    Ôzato Chôkyô    		Shô IShô Ken
    Ie Chôchoku    		Shô Ken
    Yoshimura Chôshô    		Shô Shin
    Tamagawa
    Chôtatsu    		Shô TenShô Shû
    Nago Chôboku
    Shô ShunShō Tai 尚泰
    b.1843–d.1901;
    r.1848-1879    19    		Shô Hitsu
    Shō Ten
    尚典
    b.1864–d.1920    		Shô InShô KyôShô Jun
    尚 順
    b.1873–d.1945    		Shô Shû
    Tamagusuku
    Shôshû    		Shô KôShô Ji
    Shō Shō
    b.1888–d.1923
    Shō Hiroshi
    b.1918–d.1996
    Shō Mamoru
    b.1950

    See also

    References
    1. Charles S. Leavenworth,The Loochoo Islands. Shanghai: North China Herald Office 1905.

    Further reading
    • George H. Kerr,Okinawa; The History of an Island People. Tokyo: Tuttle 1958.
    • Peter Truhart,Regents of Nations, Part 3. München: Saur 2003.
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