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*''Born: [[1700]]''
*''Born: [[1700]]/6/19''
*''Died: [[1751]]''
*''Died: [[1751]]/1/29''
*''Titles: King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] ([[1713]]-1751)
*''Titles: King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] ([[1713]]-1751)
*''Japanese'': [[尚]] 敬 ''(Shou Kei)''
*''Japanese'': [[尚]] 敬 ''(Shou Kei)''
Shô Kei was king of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] from 1713-1751. His reign, strongly guided by royal advisor [[Sai On]], is regarded as a political and economic golden age and period of the flowering of Okinawan culture<ref name=jinmei>"Shō Kei." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p40.</ref>.
Shô Kei was king of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] from 1713-1751. His reign, strongly guided by royal advisor [[Sai On]], is regarded as a political and economic golden age and period of the flowering of Okinawan culture<ref name=jinmei>"Shō Kei." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p40.</ref>.
The eldest son of [[Sho Eki|Shô Eki]], he succeeded his father as king in 1713. Shô Kei then appointed his regent and trusted advisor Sai On to the ''[[Sanshikan]]'', the Council of Three top royal advisors, in 1728. His reign is known for a great number of developments, including economic reforms and conservation efforts implemented under the guidance of Sai On; political changes; cultural developments including the first performances of ''[[kumi udui]]''; and scholarly developments such as the compilation or editing of the ''[[Chuzan Seifu|Chûzan seifu]]'', ''[[Kyuyo|Kyûyô]]'', ''[[Ryukyu-koku yuraiki|Ryûkyû-koku yuraiki]]''.
==References==
==References==
*''Okinawa bijutsu zenshû'' vol 6, Okinawa Times (1989), 65.
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