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[[File:Sho-taikyu.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Tomb of Shô Taikyû in Nanjô City, Okinawa]]

[[File:Sho-taikyu.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Tomb of Shô Taikyû in Nanjô City, Okinawa]]

* ''Born: [[1410]]

* ''Born: [[1410]] or [[1415]]''

* ''Died: [[1461]]''

* ''Died: [[1460]] or [[1461]]''

* ''Sons: [[Sho Toku|Shô Toku]]''

* ''Sons: [[Sho Toku|Shô Toku]]''

* ''Titles: Prince of [[Goeku gusuku|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]]''

The reign of Shô Taikyû also saw one of the more famous episodes of political intrigues among the ''anji'' in the history & legends of the kingdom. Informed by [[Amawari]], lord of [[Katsuren gusuku|Katsuren]] ''[[gusuku]]'' and son-in-law of the king, that [[Gosamaru]], lord of [[Nakagusuku gusuku|Nakagusuku gusuku]] and father-in-law to Shô Taikyû, was plotting to overthrow the kingdom, Shô Taikyû allowed Amawari to lead a royal contingent to subjugate Nakagusuku. Following Gosamaru's defeat and subsequent death, the king discovered that it was in fact Amawari who had been plotting against him from the beginning, and whose schemes led to the destruction of a loyal retainer. Katsuren was then subsequently attacked, and Amawari captured and executed<ref name=summit>Okinawa G8 Summit Host Preparation Council. "Three Castles, Two Lords and a Ryukyuan Opera." [http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/summit/gusuku/gusuku_1b/index2.htm The Okinawa Summit 2000 Archives]. Accessed 25 July 2009.</ref><ref>"Gosamaru-Amawari no hen." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41393-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo] (琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 25 July 2009.</ref>.

The reign of Shô Taikyû also saw one of the more famous episodes of political intrigues among the ''anji'' in the history & legends of the kingdom. Informed by [[Amawari]], lord of [[Katsuren gusuku|Katsuren]] ''[[gusuku]]'' and son-in-law of the king, that [[Gosamaru]], lord of [[Nakagusuku gusuku|Nakagusuku gusuku]] and father-in-law to Shô Taikyû, was plotting to overthrow the kingdom, Shô Taikyû allowed Amawari to lead a royal contingent to subjugate Nakagusuku. Following Gosamaru's defeat and subsequent death, the king discovered that it was in fact Amawari who had been plotting against him from the beginning, and whose schemes led to the destruction of a loyal retainer. Katsuren was then subsequently attacked, and Amawari captured and executed<ref name=summit>Okinawa G8 Summit Host Preparation Council. "Three Castles, Two Lords and a Ryukyuan Opera." [http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/summit/gusuku/gusuku_1b/index2.htm The Okinawa Summit 2000 Archives]. Accessed 25 July 2009.</ref><ref>"Gosamaru-Amawari no hen." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41393-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo] (琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 25 July 2009.</ref>.

Upon his death in 1461, Shô Taikyû was succeeded by [[Sho Toku|Shô Toku]], traditionally said to have been his biological heir. Taikyû was originally entombed at Goeku, but his remains and those of his eldest son [[Ashitomi ganashi]]<!--安次富加那巴志・金橋--> were moved in [[1908]] to their current location in the Tamagusuku area of Nanjô City.<ref>Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', 118.</ref>

Upon his death in 1461, Shô Taikyû was succeeded by [[Sho Toku|Shô Toku]], traditionally said to have been his biological heir. Taikyû was originally entombed elsewhere, but his remains and those of his eldest son [[Ashitomi ganashi]]<!--安次富加那巴志・金橋--> were moved in [[1908]] to their current location in the Tamagusuku area of Nanjô City.<ref>Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', 118.</ref>

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== References ==

== References ==

*Mark McNally, "A King's Legitimacy and a Kingdom's Exceptionality: Ryûkyû's Bankoku Shinryô no Kane of 1458," ''International Journal of Okinawan Studies'' 6 (2015), 87-103.

*Mark McNally, "A King's Legitimacy and a Kingdom's Exceptionality: Ryûkyû's Bankoku Shinryô no Kane of 1458," ''International Journal of Okinawan Studies'' 6 (2015), 87-103.

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