Shō Tetsu Explained

Shō Tetsu
Native Name:尚哲
Native Name Lang:ja
Term Start:1768
Term End:1788
Birth Name:Umitukugani (Japanese: 思徳金)
Birth Date:31 May 1759
Birth Place:Shuri, Ryukyu Kingdom
Death Place:Shuri, Ryukyu Kingdom
Resting Place:Tamaudun
Spouse:Tokutaku, Kikoe-ōkimi-ganashi
Spouses-Type:Concubine
Children:Shō Hō, Prince Umigurugani
Umimazurugani, Princess Onaga
King Shō On
Shō Kō, Prince Makamadugani
Makamitaru, Princess Nakaima
King Shō Kō
Father:Shō Boku
Mother:Shūtoku, Sashiki Ajiganashi

was a Crown Prince of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, the eldest son of King Shō Boku.

He died in 1788 before being able to succeed to the throne of the kingdom, and was entombed in the royal mausoleum of Tamaudun. King Shō On and King Shō Kō both are his sons.