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* ''Died: [[1461]]''
* ''Died: [[1461]]''
* ''Sons: [[Sho Toku|Shô Toku]]''
* ''Sons: [[Sho Toku|Shô Toku]]''
* ''Titles: Prince of [[Goeku]], King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]], King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]''
* ''Titles: Prince of [[Goeku gusuku|Goeku]], King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]], King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]''
* ''Japanese'': [[尚]] 泰久 ''(Shou Taikyuu)''
* ''Japanese'': [[尚]] 泰久 ''(Shou Taikyuu)''
== Life and reign ==
== Life and reign ==
Shô Taikyû was the seventh son of [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], founder of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû and of the Shô Dynasty. In 1453, he was named Prince of [[Goeku]], and given Goeku ''[[magiri]]'' (today part of Okinawa City) as his domain<ref name=shimpo>"Shō Taikyū." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41748-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo] (琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 27 July 2009.</ref>.
According to traditional histories, Shô Taikyû was the seventh son of [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], founder of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû and of the Shô Dynasty. In 1453, he was named Prince of [[Goeku gusuku|Goeku]], and given Goeku ''[[magiri]]'' (today part of Okinawa City) as his domain<ref name=shimpo>"Shō Taikyū." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41748-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo] (琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 27 July 2009.</ref>.
When King [[Sho Kinpuku|Shô Kinpuku]] died in 1453, a succession dispute erupted between the king's son [[Sho Shiro|Shiro]] (志魯) and his younger brother [[Sho Furi|Furi]] (布里). [[Shuri Castle]] was burned down in the conflict, which ended in the death of both Shiro and Furi, and the succession of Shô Taikyû to the throne<ref name=shimpo/>.
When King [[Sho Kinpuku|Shô Kinpuku]] died in 1453, a succession dispute erupted between the king's son [[Sho Shiro|Shiro]] (志魯) and his younger brother [[Sho Furi|Furi]] (布里). [[Shuri Castle]] was burned down in the conflict, which ended in the death of both Shiro and Furi, and the succession of Shô Taikyû to the throne<ref name=shimpo/>.
[[Gregory Smits]] indicates there are many inconsistencies in Shô Taikyû's story, however, and suggests that rather than necessarily being a son of Shô Hashi as the kingdom's official histories relate, he may have been someone outside of the line who seized power. Various historical sources - including the [[Bridge of Nations Bell]], multiple official histories of the kingdom, and the ''[[Ming shi-lu|Veritable Records of the Ming]]'' - describe Taikyû variously as a son or brother of Shô Kinpuku, and describe him as "Prince of Goeku," despite the kingdom not yet bestowing such titles in a systematic manner. Given all of this, and the absence of any representation in the ''[[Omoro soshi|Omoro sôshi]]'' of Taikyû as a son of Shô Hashi, Smits suggests that Taikyû was likely not a direct relative of the royal lineage, but rather the son of a local lord in Goeku, who later seized power in the fashion of a local warlord or ''[[wako|wakô]]''.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii (2019), 115.</ref>
Having studied under [[Kaiin]], a [[Zen]] monk from [[Kyoto]]<ref name=jinmei>"Shō Taikyū." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p42.</ref>, Shô Taikyû had a number of Buddhist temples founded, including the [[Kogen-ji|Kôgen-ji]]<!--廣厳-->, [[Fumon-ji]]<!--普門-->, [[Manju-ji (Okinawa)|Manju-ji]]<!--万寿-->, and [[Tenryu-ji (Okinawa)|Tenryû-ji]]<!--天龍--><ref>Kerr, George. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. (revised edition). Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. p99.</ref><ref>Shinzato, Keiji, et al. ''Okinawa-ken no rekishi'' ("History of Okinawa Prefecture"). Tokyo: Yamakawa Publishing, 1996. p53.</ref>, and had at least ten notable bronze bells cast, including the so-called "Bridge of Nations" Bell.<ref name=jinmei/> The bell, with an inscription describing the kingdom's prosperity in maritime trade and diplomacy, hung in Shuri Castle for centuries and became a famous symbol of the castle and of the kingdom.
Having studied under [[Kaiin]], a [[Zen]] monk from [[Kyoto]]<ref name=jinmei>"Shō Taikyū." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p42.</ref>, Shô Taikyû had a number of Buddhist temples founded, including the [[Kogen-ji|Kôgen-ji]]<!--廣厳-->, [[Fumon-ji]]<!--普門-->, [[Manju-ji (Okinawa)|Manju-ji]]<!--万寿-->, and [[Tenryu-ji (Okinawa)|Tenryû-ji]]<!--天龍--><ref>Kerr, George. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. (revised edition). Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. p99.</ref><ref>Shinzato, Keiji, et al. ''Okinawa-ken no rekishi'' ("History of Okinawa Prefecture"). Tokyo: Yamakawa Publishing, 1996. p53.</ref>, and had at least ten notable bronze bells cast, including the so-called "Bridge of Nations" Bell.<ref name=jinmei/> The bell, with an inscription describing the kingdom's prosperity in maritime trade and diplomacy, hung in Shuri Castle for centuries and became a famous symbol of the castle and of the kingdom.
