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*''Born: [[1398]]''
*''Died: [[1453]]/4/18''
*''Japanese'': [[尚]] 金福 ''(Shou Kinpuku)''
Shô Kinpuku was the fifth king of the first [[Sho Dynasty|Shô Dynasty]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], ruling from [[1450]] until his death in [[1453]].
The sixth son of King [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], he succeeded his nephew [[Sho Shitatsu|Shô Shitatsu]].
The [[Chokotei|Chôkôtei]] embankment linking [[Naha]] to the "mainland" of [[Okinawa Island]] was completed during his reign. One of the earliest records of any sort of [[firearms in Ryukyu|firearms in Ryûkyû]] also takes place during his reign, as some sort of "fire pipe" (火筒), likely a Chinese-style gunpowder weapon or firecracker, was demonstrated before a group of Korean castaways.<ref>Uezato Takashi 上里隆史. "Ryûkyû no kaki ni tsuite" (琉球の火器, "The fireweapons in the Ryukyus"). ''Okinawa Bunka'' 沖縄文化. vol. 36:1, no. 91 (July 2000). p76.</ref>
Upon his death, a succession dispute broke out, which resulted in the destruction of many of the palace buildings at [[Shuri castle]],<ref>[[George Kerr]], ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. Revised Edition. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2000, 97.</ref> and the deaths of two of the chief contenders for the throne, Shô Kinpuku's son [[Shiro]] and his brother [[Furi]]. In the end, Shô Kinpuku's younger brother (the 7th son of Shô Hashi) won out, and took the throne as King [[Sho Taikyu|Shô Taikyû]].
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|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Sho Shitatsu|Shô Shitatsu]]'''
|width="35%"|'''King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]'''<br> 1450-1453
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Sho Taikyu|Shô Taikyû]]'''
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==References==
*''Okinawa bijutsu zenshû'', vol 6, Okinawa Times (1989), 65.
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[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
*''Died: [[1453]]/4/18''
*''Japanese'': [[尚]] 金福 ''(Shou Kinpuku)''
Shô Kinpuku was the fifth king of the first [[Sho Dynasty|Shô Dynasty]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], ruling from [[1450]] until his death in [[1453]].
The sixth son of King [[Sho Hashi|Shô Hashi]], he succeeded his nephew [[Sho Shitatsu|Shô Shitatsu]].
The [[Chokotei|Chôkôtei]] embankment linking [[Naha]] to the "mainland" of [[Okinawa Island]] was completed during his reign. One of the earliest records of any sort of [[firearms in Ryukyu|firearms in Ryûkyû]] also takes place during his reign, as some sort of "fire pipe" (火筒), likely a Chinese-style gunpowder weapon or firecracker, was demonstrated before a group of Korean castaways.<ref>Uezato Takashi 上里隆史. "Ryûkyû no kaki ni tsuite" (琉球の火器, "The fireweapons in the Ryukyus"). ''Okinawa Bunka'' 沖縄文化. vol. 36:1, no. 91 (July 2000). p76.</ref>
Upon his death, a succession dispute broke out, which resulted in the destruction of many of the palace buildings at [[Shuri castle]],<ref>[[George Kerr]], ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. Revised Edition. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2000, 97.</ref> and the deaths of two of the chief contenders for the throne, Shô Kinpuku's son [[Shiro]] and his brother [[Furi]]. In the end, Shô Kinpuku's younger brother (the 7th son of Shô Hashi) won out, and took the throne as King [[Sho Taikyu|Shô Taikyû]].
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<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Sho Shitatsu|Shô Shitatsu]]'''
|width="35%"|'''King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]'''<br> 1450-1453
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Sho Taikyu|Shô Taikyû]]'''
|}
</center>
==References==
*''Okinawa bijutsu zenshû'', vol 6, Okinawa Times (1989), 65.
<references/>
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]