Shō Toku

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Shō Toku
尚徳王
King of the Ryūkyū Kingdom
1460–1469
Predecessor Shō Taikyū
Successor Shō En
House House of Shō
Father Shō Taikyū
Mother Miyazato Agunshitari-agomoshirare
Born 1441
Died 1469

Shō Toku (尚 徳 Shō Toku, 1441–1469) was the son of Shō Taikyū and last king of his dynasty. He came to power as a young man in a kingdom whose treasury had been depleted. He engaged in efforts to conquer islands and took Hachiman as his banner to emphasize his martial spirit. His conquest of Kikai did not help financial matters. He either died young or was possibly killed by forces within the kingdom as details are somewhat unclear.[1] As is common for rulers who preside over the end of a dynasty moralists portrayed him as cruel, violent, and lacking in virtue.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Okinawa, the history of an island people by George H. Kerr, pgs 100–103
  2. ↑ Visions of Ryukyu: identity and ideology in early-modern thought and politics by Gregory Smits, pgs 60–61
Preceded by
Shō Taikyū		 King of Ryūkyū
1461–1469 		Succeeded by
Shō En
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