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

Samekawa
Unushi

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. c.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

Shō Shoku
d. 1434

Shō En 尚圓
b.1415–d.1476; r.1470–1476¹

Shō Sen'i 尚宣威
b.1430–d.1477; r.1477²

Shō Shin 尚眞
b.1465–d.1526; r.1477–1526³

Sho Ikô (1494–1540)
Prince
Urasoe Chôman

Shô Chôrai

Shô Shôi

Shô Ryûtoku

Shō Sei 尚清
b.1497–d.1555; r.1526-1555⁴

Shô Kyôjin

Shô Gendô

Bainan

Shô Kôgyô (1512–1576)
Urasoe Chôkyô

Shô Tei

Shō Gen 尚元
b.1528–d.1572; r.1556–1572⁵

Shô Yôsô

Shô Kanshin

Shô Kan

Shô Hangoku

Shô Sôken

Shô Kôtoku

Shō I
d.1584

Shô Kôhaku

Shō Ei 尚永
b.1559–d.1588; r.1573–1588⁶

Shô Kyû (1560–1620)
Prince Kin Chōkō

Shô Kô

Shō Nei 尚寧
b.1564–d.1620; r.1589-1620⁷

Shô Ken

Shô Kan

Shô Tei

Shō Hō 尚豊
b.1590–d.1640; r.1621–1640⁸

Shô Sei
Kin Chôtei

Shô Ô

Shô Kyô
Kume
Gushikawa Chôei

Shô Zenku

Shô Kokushi (d.1609)
Nakijin Chôyô

Shô Kyô

Shô Bun

Shō Ken 尚賢
b.1625–d.1647; r.1641-1647⁹

Shō Shitsu 尚質
b.1629–d.1668; r.1648–1668¹⁰

Shō Tei 尚貞
b.1645–d.1709; r.1669–1709¹¹

Shô Kôki

Shô Kônin

Shô Kôsai

Shô Kôtoku

Shô Kôshin

Shô 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.1710–1712¹²

Shô Kan
Noguni Chôchoku

Shô Sei
Goeku Chôtoku

Shō Kei 尚敬
b.1700–d.1752; r.1713–1751¹³

Shô Tetsu

Shō Boku 尚穆
b.1739–d.1794; r.1752–1794¹⁴

Shô Wa

Shô Tetsu
b.1759–d.1788

Shô To

Shô Shû

Shô Yô
Ginowan Chôshô

Shô Kaku

Shô Hô

Shō On 尚温
b.1784–d.1802; r.1795–1802¹⁵

Prince
Shô Kô

Shō Kō 尚灝
b.1787–d.1839; r.1804–1834¹⁷

Shō Sei 尚成
b.1800–d.1803; r.1803¹⁶

Shō Iku 尚育
b.1813–d.1847; r.1835–1847¹⁸

Shô Yô

Shô Jun
Ôzato Chôkyô

Shô I

Shô Ken
Ie Chôchoku

Shô Ken
Yoshimura Chôshô

Shô Shin
Tamagawa Chôtatsu

Shô Ten

Shô Shû
Nago Chôboku

Shô Shun

Shō Tai 尚泰
b.1843–d.1901; r.1848-1879¹⁹

Shô Hitsu

Shō Ten
尚典
b.1864–d.1920

Shô In

Shô Kyô

Shô Jun
尚順
b.1873–d.1945

Shô Shû Tamagusuku Shôshû

Shô Kô

Shô Ji

Shō Shō
b.1888–d.1923

Shō Hiroshi
b.1918–d.1996

Shō Mamoru

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References

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

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