Shō Boku Japanese: 尚穆 shoo buku | |
Succession: | King of Ryūkyū |
Reign: | 1752–1794 |
Predecessor: | Shō Kei |
Successor: | Shō On |
Spouse: | Sashiki Ajiganashi |
Spouses: | Mahae Ajiganashi Adaniya Agunshitari-agomoshirare Miyazato Agunshitari-agomoshirare Yogi Agunshitari-agomoshirare |
Spouses-Type: | Concubine |
Issue: | Shō Tetsu, Crown Prince Nakagusuku Shō Zu, Prince Urasoe Chōō (founder of Urasoe Udun) Shō Shū, Prince Yoshimura Chōgi (founder of Yoshimura Udun) Shō Yō, Prince Ginowan Chōshō Shō Kaku, Prince Misato Chōki (founder of Misato Udun) Onkametaru, Kikoe Ōkimi Princess Onaha Princess Uema |
House: | Second Shō dynasty |
Father: | Shō Kei |
Mother: | Kikoe-ōkimi-ganashi |
Full Name: | Shō Ki (Japanese: 尚喜), later Shō Boku (Japanese: 尚穆) |
Birth Name: | Umigurugani (Japanese: 思五郎金) |
Birth Date: | May 3, 1739 |
Place Of Burial: | Tamaudun, Shuri |
Native Lang1: | Yamato name |
Native Lang1 Name1: | Chōkō (Japanese: 朝康) |
was a king of Ryukyu. His reign began in 1752. Although a period of relative stability, he had to contend with a tsunami in 1771 that devastated the Miyako Islands and Yaeyama Islands.[1] His reign also saw the Chinese envoy Chou Huang who wrote a sixteen volume topography of the islands for the Qianlong Emperor.[2]