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Shô Kinpuku was the fifth king of the first [[Sho Dynasty|Shô Dynasty]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], ruling from [[1450]] until his death in [[1453]].

Shô Kinpuku was the fifth king of the first [[Sho Dynasty|Shô Dynasty]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], ruling from [[1450]] until his death in [[1453]].

The sixth son of King [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], he succeeded his nephew [[Sho Shitatsu|Shô Shitatsu]].

The fifth son of King [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], he succeeded his nephew [[Sho Shitatsu|Shô Shitatsu]].

The [[Chokotei|Chôkôtei]] embankment linking [[Naha]] to the "mainland" of [[Okinawa Island]] was completed during his reign. One of the earliest records of any sort of [[firearms in Ryukyu|firearms in Ryûkyû]] also takes place during his reign, as some sort of "fire pipe" (火筒), likely a Chinese-style gunpowder weapon or firecracker, was demonstrated before a group of Korean castaways.<ref>Uezato Takashi 上里隆史. "Ryûkyû no kaki ni tsuite" (琉球の火器, "The fireweapons in the Ryukyus"). ''Okinawa Bunka'' 沖縄文化. vol. 36:1, no. 91 (July 2000). p76.</ref>

The [[Chokotei|Chôkôtei]] embankment linking [[Naha]] to the "mainland" of [[Okinawa Island]] was completed during his reign. One of the earliest records of any sort of [[firearms in Ryukyu|firearms in Ryûkyû]] also takes place during his reign, as some sort of "fire pipe" (火筒), likely a Chinese-style gunpowder weapon or firecracker, was demonstrated before a group of Korean castaways.<ref>Uezato Takashi 上里隆史. "Ryûkyû no kaki ni tsuite" (琉球の火器, "The fireweapons in the Ryukyus"). ''Okinawa Bunka'' 沖縄文化. vol. 36:1, no. 91 (July 2000). p76.</ref>