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Shô Sei was king of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] from [[1527]] to [[1555]]. He was the fifth son of King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]], who he succeeded to the throne.
Shô Sei was king of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] from [[1527]] to [[1555]]. He was the fifth son of King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]], who he succeeded to the throne.
Shô Sei suppressed a rebellion on [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] in 1537, and took steps to improve defenses against ''[[wako|wakô]]'' that same year.
Born to a royal consort named Kagô 華后, Shô Sei was initially not in the line of succession. However, his elder half-brother [[Sho Iko|Shô Ikô]] (eldest son of Shô Shin) was for some reason in disfavor for much of his life; though Shô Ikô was formally named crown prince in [[1507]], Shô Sei was granted the title a year or two later and Shô Ikô driven into exile.
Following Shô Shin's death in [[1526]], the [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] [[Board of Rites]], suspicious about various questionable or inconsistent aspects of the succession in previous generations and in the contentions between Shô Ikô and Shô Sei requested certification that Shô Sei was indeed the legitimate heir. This then became standard practice from then on.
Shô Sei took the throne in [[1527]] and received [[investiture]] shortly afterward. He suppressed a rebellion on [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] in 1537, and took steps to improve defenses against ''[[wako|wakô]]'' that same year.
Shô Sei died in 1555, and was succeeded by his second son [[Sho Gen|Shô Gen]].
Shô Sei died in 1555, and was succeeded by his second son [[Sho Gen|Shô Gen]].
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*Kerr, George (1958). ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company.
*Smits, Gregory (1999). ''Visions of Ryukyu: Identity and Ideology in Early-Modern Thought and Politics''. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.
*Smits, Gregory (1999). ''Visions of Ryukyu: Identity and Ideology in Early-Modern Thought and Politics''. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.
*Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 132-133.
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]