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*''Died: [[1421]]''
*''Titles: King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]] ([[1406]]-1421)
*''Japanese'': [[尚]]思紹 ''(Shou Shishou)''
Shô Shishô was the first king of the first [[Sho dynasty|Shô dynasty]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
His father was the lord of Samegawa. Shishô's son [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], ''[[anji]]'' of [[Soshiki Mairi]], overthrew [[Bunei]] of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]] in [[1406]] and appointed his father, Shô Shishô, king, while he himself served essentially as regent and ''de facto'' ruler for the duration of Shô Shishô's reign. Shô Shishô received formal investiture from the Chinese in [[1408]]<ref>Kerr, George. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. Revised Edition. Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. p184.</ref>. He held the throne until his death in 1421.
<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>[[Bunei]]
|width="35%"|'''Reign as King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]]'''<br> 1406-1421
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]]'''
|}
</center>
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41737-storytopic-121.html Shô Shishô]." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). ''Ryûkyû Shimpô''. 1 March 2003. Accessed 4 December 2009.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
*''Titles: King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]] ([[1406]]-1421)
*''Japanese'': [[尚]]思紹 ''(Shou Shishou)''
Shô Shishô was the first king of the first [[Sho dynasty|Shô dynasty]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
His father was the lord of Samegawa. Shishô's son [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], ''[[anji]]'' of [[Soshiki Mairi]], overthrew [[Bunei]] of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]] in [[1406]] and appointed his father, Shô Shishô, king, while he himself served essentially as regent and ''de facto'' ruler for the duration of Shô Shishô's reign. Shô Shishô received formal investiture from the Chinese in [[1408]]<ref>Kerr, George. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. Revised Edition. Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. p184.</ref>. He held the throne until his death in 1421.
<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>[[Bunei]]
|width="35%"|'''Reign as King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]]'''<br> 1406-1421
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]]'''
|}
</center>
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41737-storytopic-121.html Shô Shishô]." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). ''Ryûkyû Shimpô''. 1 March 2003. Accessed 4 December 2009.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]