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Shō Kei

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Reign
  
1713–1752

Successor
  
Shō Boku

Father
  
Shō Eki

Parents
  
Shō Eki

Grandchild
  
Shō Tetsu

Predecessor
  
Shō Eki

House
  
House of Shō

Died
  
14 March 1752

Children
  
Shō Boku

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Issue
  
Shō Boku, Crown Prince Nagakusuku Shō Wa, Prince Yuntanzau Chōken (founder of Yuntanzau Udun) Princess Tsukayama (Sai On's daughter-in-law) Princess Zukeran Princess Makadotarugane

Places of burial
  
Tamaudun, Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, Shuri, Okinawa, Japan

Similar
  
Shō Boku, Shō Tei, Shō Gen, Shō Hō, Shō Shin

Shō Kei (尚 敬, 1700–1752) was king of the Ryukyu Kingdom (today Okinawa Prefecture, Japan) from 1713–1752. His reign, strongly guided by royal advisor Sai On, is regarded as a political and economic golden age and period of the flowering of Okinawan culture.

After succeeding his father Shō Eki in 1713, Shō Kei appointed his regent and trusted advisor Sai On to the Sanshikan, the Council of Three top royal advisors, in 1728. His reign is known for a great number of developments, including economic reforms and conservation efforts implemented under the guidance of Sai On, political changes, and scholarly developments.

References

Shō Kei Wikipedia