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*''Born: [[1813]]''
*''Died: [[1847]]''
*''Japanese/Chinese'': [[尚]] 育 ''(Shou Iku / Shàng Yù)''
Shô Iku was the second-to-last king of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], reigning from [[1835]] until his death in [[1847]].
The eldest son of [[King Sho Ko|King Shô Kô]], he was named ''[[sessei]]'' and regent in [[1828]], taking over ''de facto'' rule of the kingdom due to his father's failing health. Shô Iku was then formally named king in 1835.<ref>Miyagi Eishô 宮城栄昌, ''Ryûkyû shisha no Edo nobori'' 琉球使者の江戸上り, Tokyo: Daiichi Shobô (1982), 16.</ref>
The [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo|mission sent to Edo]] in gratitude for [[Tokugawa shogunate|shogunal]] recognition of his accession was, interestingly, sent several years before Shô Iku actually took the throne. Originally planned for [[1830]], this mission was delayed by various practical factors until [[1832]]. Incidentally, this 1832 mission would turn out to be one of the most popular, and most documented, of all Ryukyuan embassies to Edo; of all the Ryukyu-related materials [[printing and publishing|published]] in [[Edo period]] Japan, roughly one-quarter were published in 1832 alone.
His queen was named [[Gentei]].
Shô Iku died unexpectedly in 1847, at the age of 35. His eldest son [[Sho Shun|Shô Shun]] having predeceased him, Shô Iku's second son then took the throne as King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]]; Shô Tai would rule through the [[Ryukyu Shobun|abolition of the kingdom]] by [[Meiji government|Japanese authorities]]. Shô Iku's third son was named [[Sho Hitsu|Shô Hitsu]].
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{| border="3" align="center"
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|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[King Sho Ko|Shô Kô]]'''
|width="35%"|'''King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]'''<br> 1835-1847
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]]'''
|}
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==References==
*''Honjin ni tomatta daimyô tachi'' 本陣に泊まった大名たち, Toyohashi, Aichi: Futagawa-juku honjin shiryôkan (1996), 85.
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[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
*''Died: [[1847]]''
*''Japanese/Chinese'': [[尚]] 育 ''(Shou Iku / Shàng Yù)''
Shô Iku was the second-to-last king of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], reigning from [[1835]] until his death in [[1847]].
The eldest son of [[King Sho Ko|King Shô Kô]], he was named ''[[sessei]]'' and regent in [[1828]], taking over ''de facto'' rule of the kingdom due to his father's failing health. Shô Iku was then formally named king in 1835.<ref>Miyagi Eishô 宮城栄昌, ''Ryûkyû shisha no Edo nobori'' 琉球使者の江戸上り, Tokyo: Daiichi Shobô (1982), 16.</ref>
The [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo|mission sent to Edo]] in gratitude for [[Tokugawa shogunate|shogunal]] recognition of his accession was, interestingly, sent several years before Shô Iku actually took the throne. Originally planned for [[1830]], this mission was delayed by various practical factors until [[1832]]. Incidentally, this 1832 mission would turn out to be one of the most popular, and most documented, of all Ryukyuan embassies to Edo; of all the Ryukyu-related materials [[printing and publishing|published]] in [[Edo period]] Japan, roughly one-quarter were published in 1832 alone.
His queen was named [[Gentei]].
Shô Iku died unexpectedly in 1847, at the age of 35. His eldest son [[Sho Shun|Shô Shun]] having predeceased him, Shô Iku's second son then took the throne as King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]]; Shô Tai would rule through the [[Ryukyu Shobun|abolition of the kingdom]] by [[Meiji government|Japanese authorities]]. Shô Iku's third son was named [[Sho Hitsu|Shô Hitsu]].
<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[King Sho Ko|Shô Kô]]'''
|width="35%"|'''King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]'''<br> 1835-1847
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]]'''
|}
</center>
{{stub}}
==References==
*''Honjin ni tomatta daimyô tachi'' 本陣に泊まった大名たち, Toyohashi, Aichi: Futagawa-juku honjin shiryôkan (1996), 85.
<references/>
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]