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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.

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]].

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 in 1609/5. Unlike the king, the prince was permitted to return to Ryûkyû in the 9th month that same year along with Ikegusuku ''ueekata'' [[Mo Hogi|Mô Hôgi]], in order to perform the necessary preparations for the following year's [[tribute]] mission to [[Ming Dynasty]] China. Once the preparations were complete, Prince Shô Kô returned to [[Kagoshima]] in 1610/3. The following month, he joined the royal entourage in departing for [[Sunpu]]. While there, he fell ill, and on 1610/8/24, he died in Sunpu.

Shô Kô was buried at the temple of [[Seiken-ji]] at Okitsu (a [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] [[post-station]] in modern-day [[Shizuoka City]]). His grave became a customary stop made by [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]] during the remainder of the [[Edo period]].

The prince was buried at the temple of [[Seiken-ji]] at [[Okitsu]] (a [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] [[post-station]] in modern-day [[Shizuoka City]]). His grave became a customary stop made by [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]] during the remainder of the [[Edo period]].

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*"[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.

*"[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.

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