Shō Tei

Shō Tei 尚貞 shoo tii
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Shō Tei (尚貞, 1645–1709) was the 11th King of the Second Shō Dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom, who held the throne from 1669 until his death in 1709.^[1] He was the ruler of Ryukyu at the time of the compiling of the Chūzan Seifu (a document documenting Ryukyuan history).

Shō Tei received a Confucian education, and was the first Ryukyuan monarch to do so.^[2]

Shō Tei was the monarch at the time when the Japanese

Shō Tei is the final Ryukyuan monarch to be given a god's name in official histories, due to the changing image of the position (less a deity, more a Confucian sage).[2]

He was buried at the royal mausoleum Tamaudun in Shuri.

References

1. ^ "Shō Tei." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). Ryukyu Shimpo (琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 29 January 2010.
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Preceded by Shō Shitsu	King of Ryūkyū 1669–1709	Succeeded by Shō Eki

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