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    Satsuma Domain, and ruled from 1621 until 1640. Shō was the fourth son of Shō Kyū, the third son of King Shō Gen. In 1616, he was appointed kokushō, a high...
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  • birth name was "Shō " (鳳 志よう) Sho Araki (荒木 翔, born 1995), Japanese footballer Sho Endo (遠藤 尚, born 1990), Japanese freestyle skier Sho Kosugi (ショー・コスギ...
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  • the third son of Shō . He had two elder brothers named Shō Kyō (尚恭) and Shō Bun (尚文), but both of them died before their father. So Shō Ken became the...
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    earliest known form of the narrative dates to the reign of King Shō Shin of the Second Shō dynasty. A stone monument dated 1522 makes reference to "three...
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    the Taishō and early Shōwa eras of Japan. Her name at birth was Shō (鳳 志やう, Shō). She is one of the most noted, and most controversial, post-classical...
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  • Okinawa, and was built for Ryūkyūan royalty in 1501 by King Shō Shin, the third king of the Second Shō Dynasty a short distance from Shuri Castle. The site,...
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  • Shō Shitsu (尚質, 1629–1668) was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom who held the throne from 1648 until his death in 1668. The fourth son of King Shō , he was...
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    The Second Shō dynasty (第二尚氏王朝, daini Shō-shi ō-chō) was the last dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1469 to 1879, ruled by the Second Shō family (第二尚氏...
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    feudal domain. Shō Nei was the great-grandson of Shō Shin (r. 1477–1526) and the adopted son-in-law of Shō Ei (r. 1573–1586). Early in Shō Nei's reign,...
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  • royal of the Ryukyu Kingdom. He was father of King Shō . Shō Kyū was the third son of King Shō Gen, and was the originator of a royal family, Kin Udun...
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    prince of the Ryukyu Kingdom. He was the eldest son of King Shō . King Shō Nei had no heir. Shō Kyō was chosen as Crown Prince by the kingdom’s ministers...
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    here: Shō Shoku (尚 稷), father of King Shō En; Shō Kyū (尚 久), father of King Shō ; and Shō I (尚 懿), father of King Shō Nei. In 1699, Shō Shoku and Shō Kyū's...
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    the first Shō dynasty. Hashi was granted the surname "Shō" (Chinese: 尚; pinyin: Shàng) by the Ming emperor in 1421, becoming known as Shō Hashi (Chinese:...
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  • Shō Sei (尚 盛), was a royal of Ryukyu Kingdom. Kin Chōtei was the second head of a royal family called Kin Udun (金武御殿). He was the fourth son of Shō Kyū...
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  • from outerspace as six deities (Intermission act), evolving into water (Sho-ho) who then emerge into the air (Hyakkin) and to the ground (Ku-nu). Each...
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  • insignia of the Bakuryōchō-taru-shō was enacted on December 1, 1962, and before that, it was the same three-star as other Shō. Xiao (rank) Wei (rank) Shi...
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    For example, the last king Shō Tai had the warabi-naa Umi-jiraa-gani (思次良金), which was also the name of his grandfather Shō Kō. Even in the Old Ryukyu...
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  • Following the 1609 invasion of Ryukyu, beginning with the succession of Shō , the Satsuma Domain also had to be notified and asked for approval and confirmation...
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  • Second Shō dynasty – Tributary state of the Ming dynasty, 1429–1644 Shō Nei, King (1589–1620) Vassal state of Satsuma Domain, 1609–1872 Shō , King (1621–1640)...
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  • Shō Tetsu (尚 哲, 31 May 1759 – 19 September 1788) was a Crown Prince of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, the eldest son of King Shō Boku. He died in 1788 before being...
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  • Chōkō and Shuriōkimi Aji-ganashi. He was also a half-brother of King Shō . After Shō Shitsu succeeded the throne, he led a mission Edo in 1649. Gushikawa...
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  • he was too young to succeed the throne. Yuntanza suggested that Shō Kyō's father Shō should be the new king. Many ministers supported him but concerned...
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  • elected as a member of Sanshikan in 1627. King Shō dispatched Prince Chatan Chōshū (北谷 朝秀, also known as Shō Kei 尚 慶) and him in 1638 to celebrate Shimazu...
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  • (池城 安棟), was a Sanshikan during Shō Gen and Shō Ei's reign. Jana family (謝名一族) launched a rebellion against King Shō Nei in 1592. He took part in suppressing...
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  • Chinese style name Shō Kakurei (向 鶴齢), was a bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom. Kunigami was the originator of an aristocrat family called Shō-uji Ōgimi Dunchi...
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  • troops. After the war, he was taken to Kagoshima Castle together with King Shō Nei and a number of high officials by Satsuma troops. After sessei Gushichan...
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    and was heavily influenced by them. Hearing of the young painter, King Shō called him to his court, and bestowed upon him the name Ji Ryō. It is said...
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  • developed out of a council of regents. It emerged in 1556, when the young Shō Gen, who was mute, ascended to the throne of Ryūkyū. The council of regents...
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  • 自衛隊 Jieitai 1954-1962 将 Shō 将補 Shō-ho 1佐 Issa 2佐 Nisa 3佐 Sansa 1尉 Ichi'i 2尉 Ni'i 3尉 San'i 1962-1970 幕僚長たる将 Bakuryōchō-taru-shō 1970-Current  准尉 Jun'i U...
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    headed by Prince Gushikawa Chōei. Chōei was the seventh son of Shō Kyū, son of King Shō Gen (r. 1556–72). Prince Nago led a mission in 1682 to congratulate...
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