Shō Ei
尚永
King of Ryūkyū
Reign1573–1588
PredecessorShō Gen
SuccessorShō Nei
Born1559
DiedJanuary 11, 1588 (aged 2829)
Burial
SpouseShimajiri-sasukasa Ajiganashi
ConcubineMae-agari no Aji
Iri no Aji
IssueAoriyae Ajiganashi (Shō Nei's wife)
Kikoe-ōkimi-ganashi
Names
Shō Ei (尚永)
Divine nameWezoniyasuhe-ajisohe (英祖仁耶添按司添)[1]
also Tedahokori-ō or Tedayomutori-ō (日豊操王)[1]
HouseSecond Shō dynasty
FatherShō Gen
MotherMawashi Ajiganashi

Shō Ei (尚 永, 1559–1588) 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.

References

  1. 1 2 琉球国王の神号と『おもろさうし』 (PDF) (in Japanese).
  • Kerr, George H. (2000). Okinawa: the History of an Island People. (revised ed.) Boston: Tuttle Publishing.
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