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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Sho Nei - The Ill-Fated King

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Sho Nei rose to the throne in 1589 at the age of 24.   He was the great grandson of Sho Shin , and the adopted son-in-law of Sho Ei .   H...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The Last of the Truly Independent Okinawan Kings – Sho Gen and Sho Ei

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The Ryukyu kingdom flourished under the Second Sho Dynasty. Its royal family led Okinawa to blossom in culture and trade, making it an int...
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Sho Sei – 4th King of the Second Sho Dynasty

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Following the death of Sho Shin in 1526, his fifth son Sho Sei became king at age 29.   He ruled for 31 years. While the Ryukyu kingdom...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Okinawa and the Japanese Pirates - The "Wako"

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Acts of piracy along the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and eventually Okinawan coastlines can be traced back to the first century AD.   The i...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Sho Shin and Okinawan Trade

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Sho Shin became king in 1477 at the young age of 13. The son of Sho En, he was appointed king after a brief period where another held the th...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Sho Shin’s Royal Court Ranking System

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One of the changes that Sho Shin made to solidify his rule over the Ryukyu Islands was to create a system of ranks and hierarchy among the r...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Sho Shin – King of Ryukyu’s Golden Era

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Sho Shin, the son of Sho En, became king of Ryukyu at the young age of 13, shortly after his father died.   He was supported by his powerful...