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*''Born: [[1497]]''
*''Died: [[1555]]''
*''Titles:'' 琉球国王 ''(Ryuukyuu-kokuou, King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]])([[1527]]-[[1555]])
*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 尚清 ''(Shou Sei)''

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.

Shô Sei died in 1555, and was succeeded by his second son [[Sho Gen|Shô Gen]].

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|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]]'''
|width="35%"|'''[[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Reign as King of Ryûkyû]]'''<br> 1527-1555
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Sho Gen|Shô Gen]]'''
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==References==
*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.

[[Category:Sengoku Period]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
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