Shō Boku

Shō Boku (尚穆^?) (1739-1794) was a king of Ryukyu. His reign began in 1756. Although a period of relative stability he had to contend with a tsunami in 1771 that devastated the Miyako Islands and Yaeyama Islands.^[1] His reign also saw the Chinese envoy Chou Huang who wrote a sixteen volume topography of the islands for the Qianlong Emperor.^[2]

Preceded by Shō Kei	King of Ryūkyū 1752–1794	Succeeded by Shō On

References

^ Japan's minorities By Michael Weiner, pg 152
^ Ryukyu Kingdom and Province before 1945 By George H. Kerr, pg 115

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Name	Boku
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Date of birth	1739
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Date of death	1794
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