Shō Ei Japanese: 尚永 | |
Succession: | King of Ryūkyū |
Reign: | 1573–1588 |
Predecessor: | Shō Gen |
Successor: | Shō Nei |
Spouse: | Shimajiri-sasukasa Ajiganashi |
Spouses: | Mae-agari no Aji Iri no Aji |
Spouses-Type: | Concubine |
Issue: | Aoriyae Ajiganashi (Shō Nei's wife) Kikoe-ōkimi-ganashi |
House: | Second Shō dynasty |
Father: | Shō Gen |
Mother: | Mawashi Ajiganashi |
Full Name: | Shō Ei (Japanese: 尚永) |
Birth Date: | c. 1559 |
Death Date: | January 11, |
Place Of Burial: | Tamaudun, Shuri, Okinawa |
Native Lang1: | Divine name |
Native Lang1 Name1: | Wezoniyasuhe-ajisohe (Japanese: 英祖仁耶添按司添 eesooniyashii ajishii) also Tedahokori-ō (Japanese: 日誇王 tiidafukui oo)or Tedayomutori-ō (Japanese: 日豊操王 tiida yumutui-oo)[1] |
was king of the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1573 to 1588. Shō Ei was the son of Shō Gen and his wife, and was the second son of king Shō Gen.
He died in 1588 without an heir. His son-in-law Shō Nei was installed as the king.