Shō Kinpuku

Shō Kinpuku (尚 金福, Shō Kinpuku, 1398–1453) was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the 5th of the line of the First Shō Dynasty.

Shō Kinpuku
尚金福
King of Ryukyu
Reign1449–1453
PredecessorShō Shitatsu
SuccessorShō Taikyū
Born1398
Died1453
IssueShiro
HouseFirst Shō Dynasty
FatherShō Hashi

Shō Kinpuku succeeded his nephew, Shō Shitatsu, in 1449. A one-kilometer-long dam, which known as Chōkō Dam (長虹堤, Chōkōtei), was built in 1451 by Kaiki (懐機 Huái Jī), 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 Shiro (志魯) and his younger brother Furi (布里). 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.

References

Shō Kinpuku
First Shō Dynasty
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Shō Shitatsu
King of Ryukyu
1449–1453
Succeeded by
Shō Taikyū


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