Shishō

Shishō (思紹, r. 1407–1421), or Shō Shishō (尚思紹) in later sources, was Anji of Sashiki and later chief of Chūzan, one of three polities on the island of Okinawa, before they were united. He was the progenitor of what became the First Shō clan.

Shishō
思紹
King of Chūzan
Reign1406–1421 (traditional dates)
PredecessorBunei
SuccessorShō Hashi
Born1354
Died1421
HouseFirst Shō clan
FatherSamekawa Omushi (鮫川大主)
Motherdaughter of Ufugusuku Anji

The son of Shishō was Shō Hashi, who is known as the first king of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Shō Hashi overthrew chief Bunei of Chūzan in 1406 and installed his father as king. His kingship was acknowledged by the Yongle Emperor of China, who caused a diplomatic mission to be sent to the Ryukyuan capital in 1415.[1]

On 30 January 1406, the Yongle Emperor expressed horror when the Ryukyuans castrated some of their own children to become eunuchs to serve in the Ming imperial palace. The emperor said that the boys who were castrated were innocent and did not deserve castration, and he returned the boys to Ryukyu and instructed them not to send eunuchs again.[2]

Family
  • Father: Samekawa Ufushū
  • Mother: daughter of Ufugusuku Anji
  • Wife: daughter of Misatu nu Shii
  • Children:
    • Shō Hashi by daughter of Misatu nu Shī
    • Hirata Ūfuyā by daughter of Misatu nu Shī
    • Tedokon Ūfuyā by daughter of Misatu nu Shī

See also

Notes
  1. Suganuma, Unryu. (2000). Sovereign Rights and Territorial Space in Sino-Japanese Relations, p. 46. at Google Books
  2. Wade, Geoff (July 1, 2007). "Ryukyu in the Ming Reign Annals 1380s-1580s" (PDF). Working Paper Series (93). Asia Research Institute National University of Singapore: 75. SSRN 1317152. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2014. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

References
  • Kerr, George H. (1965). Okinawa, the History of an Island People. Rutland, Vermont: C.E. Tuttle Co. OCLC 39242121
  • Suganuma, Unryu. (2000). Sovereign Rights and Territorial Space in Sino-Japanese Relations: Irredentism and the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824821593; ISBN 9780824824938; OCLC 170955369
Shishō
First Shō clan
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Bunei		 Chief of Chūzan
1407–1421		 Succeeded by
Shō Hashi


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