| Shō Kinpuku Japanese: 尚金福 shoo chinfuku | |
| Succession: | King of Ryūkyū |
| Reign: | 1449–1453 |
| Predecessor: | Shō Shitatsu |
| Successor: | Shō Taikyū |
| Issue: | Shō Shiro Gusukuma aji |
| House: | First Shō dynasty |
| Father: | Shō Hashi |
| Mother: | Machirugi |
| Full Name: | Shō Kinpuku (Japanese: 尚金福) |
| Birth Date: | 1398 |
| Death Date: | May 26, |
| Native Lang1: | Divine name |
| Native Lang1 Name1: | Kimishi (Japanese: 君志)[1] |
was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom of the First Shō dynasty.
Shō Kinpuku succeeded his nephew, Shō Shitatsu, in 1449. A one-kilometer-long dam, which known as, was built in 1451 by Kaiki, a somewhat mysterious figure from Ming China. The dam was built from Naha harbor to Tomari harbor, connecting many tiny isles.
King Shō Kinpuku died in 1453, a succession dispute erupted between the king's son and his younger brother . Shuri Castle was burned down in the conflict, and both of them died in the incident. After the incident, the king's other younger brother, Shō Taikyū, came to the throne.