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::''For King Shô Kô (尚灝, 1787-1834), see [[King Sho Ko]].''
*''Born: [[1578]]''
*''Died: [[1610]]''
*''Titles'': 具志頭王子 ''(Gushichan-ôji)''
*''Other Names'': 朝盛 ''(Chôsei)''
*''Japanese'': [[尚]]宏 ''(Shou Kou)''
Shô Kô was the younger brother of [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]], king of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. As such, he was Crown Prince; he was a prominent political advisor and held the title "Prince [of] Gushichan." His Chinese-style name was Chôsei.
Following the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] by samurai forces from [[Satsuma han]], Shô Kô was taken hostage along with the king and a number of other senior officials and advisors, and brought to Japan as a prisoner. During that journey, he fell ill and died, in [[1610]], at [[Sunpu]].
Shô Kô was buried at the temple of Seiken-ji in Sunpu (modern-day [[Shizuoka City]]). His grave became a customary stop made by [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]] during the remainder of the [[Edo period]].
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41734-storytopic-121.html Shô Kô]." ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'' 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryukyu Shimpo. 1 March 2003.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E6%B8%85%E8%A6%8B%E5%AF%BA&ie=UTF8&ll=35.048777,138.513093&spn=0.009398,0.021136&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&fb=1&gl=us&hq=%E6%B8%85%E8%A6%8B%E5%AF%BA&cid=0,0,1985062064380089310&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A Grave of Shô Kô on Google Maps].
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[[Category:Royalty]]
*''Born: [[1578]]''
*''Died: [[1610]]''
*''Titles'': 具志頭王子 ''(Gushichan-ôji)''
*''Other Names'': 朝盛 ''(Chôsei)''
*''Japanese'': [[尚]]宏 ''(Shou Kou)''
Shô Kô was the younger brother of [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]], king of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. As such, he was Crown Prince; he was a prominent political advisor and held the title "Prince [of] Gushichan." His Chinese-style name was Chôsei.
Following the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] by samurai forces from [[Satsuma han]], Shô Kô was taken hostage along with the king and a number of other senior officials and advisors, and brought to Japan as a prisoner. During that journey, he fell ill and died, in [[1610]], at [[Sunpu]].
Shô Kô was buried at the temple of Seiken-ji in Sunpu (modern-day [[Shizuoka City]]). His grave became a customary stop made by [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]] during the remainder of the [[Edo period]].
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41734-storytopic-121.html Shô Kô]." ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'' 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryukyu Shimpo. 1 March 2003.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E6%B8%85%E8%A6%8B%E5%AF%BA&ie=UTF8&ll=35.048777,138.513093&spn=0.009398,0.021136&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&fb=1&gl=us&hq=%E6%B8%85%E8%A6%8B%E5%AF%BA&cid=0,0,1985062064380089310&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A Grave of Shô Kô on Google Maps].
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[[Category:Royalty]]