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*''Born: [[1678]]''
*''Died: [[1712]]''
*''Titles: King of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], [[1709]]-[[1712]]''
*''Japanese/Chinese'': [[尚] 益 ''(Shô Eki / Shàng Yì)''

Shô Eki was king of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] from [[1709]] until [[1712]].

He was the eldest son of [[Sho Jun (1660-1706)|Shô Jun]], who was in turn the eldest son of King [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]]. As a child, he suffered from a harelip or cleft palate; this was repaired by surgery performed by [[Gi Shitetsu]]. In [[1692]], while still Crown Prince, the future King Shô Eki paid a formal visit to [[Kagoshima]], continuing a tradition begun in [[1660]] of Crown Princes paying respects to the head of the [[Shimazu clan]] upon reaching age 15.

In [[1710]], he created the government office of ''[[sanshin-uchi]]'' to oversee construction of high-quality ''[[sanshin]]'' for the court's use.<ref>Liao Zhenpei 廖真珮, "Ryûkyû kyûtei ni okeru Chûgoku kei ongaku no ensô to denshô" 琉球宮廷における中国系音楽の演奏と伝承, in ''Uzagaku no fukugen ni mukete'' 御座楽の復元に向けて, Naha, Okinawa: Uzagaku fukugen ensô kenkyûkai 御座楽復元演奏研究会 (2007), 88, citing [[Kyuyo|Kyûyô]], vol. 9, item 658.</ref>

Shô Eki died in 1712. He was entombed in the royal mausolea at [[Tamaudun]] alongside his queen, [[Konko (1680-1745)|Konkô]], and his royal ancestors. After his death, Shô Eki was succeeded as king by his eldest son, who took the throne as [[Sho Kei|Shô Kei]]. He had a second son as well, named [[Chatan Choki|Shô Tetsu]].

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|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]]'''
|width="35%"|'''King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]'''<br> 1709-1712
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Sho Kei|Shô Kei]]'''
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[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]