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*''Born: [[1700]]''
*''Died: [[1751]]''
*''Titles: King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] ([[1713]]-1751)
*''Japanese'': [[尚]] 敬 ''(Shou Kei)''
Shô Kei was king of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] from 1713-1751. His reign, strongly guided by royal advisor [[Sai On]], is regarded as a political and economic golden age and period of the flowering of Okinawan culture<ref name=jinmei>"Shō Kei." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p40.</ref>.
After succeeding his father [[Sho Eki|Shô Eki]] as king in 1713, Shô Kei appointed his regent and trusted advisor Sai On to the ''[[Sanshikan]]'', the Council of Three top royal advisors, in 1728. His reign is known for a great number of developments, including economic reforms and conservation efforts implemented under the guidance of Sai On, political changes, and scholarly developments.
==References==
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{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Sho Eki|Shô Eki]]'''
|width="35%"|'''King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]'''<br> 1713-1751
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]]'''
|}
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[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
*''Died: [[1751]]''
*''Titles: King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] ([[1713]]-1751)
*''Japanese'': [[尚]] 敬 ''(Shou Kei)''
Shô Kei was king of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] from 1713-1751. His reign, strongly guided by royal advisor [[Sai On]], is regarded as a political and economic golden age and period of the flowering of Okinawan culture<ref name=jinmei>"Shō Kei." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p40.</ref>.
After succeeding his father [[Sho Eki|Shô Eki]] as king in 1713, Shô Kei appointed his regent and trusted advisor Sai On to the ''[[Sanshikan]]'', the Council of Three top royal advisors, in 1728. His reign is known for a great number of developments, including economic reforms and conservation efforts implemented under the guidance of Sai On, political changes, and scholarly developments.
==References==
<references/>
<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Sho Eki|Shô Eki]]'''
|width="35%"|'''King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]'''<br> 1713-1751
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]]'''
|}
</center>
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]