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Shô Tei was king of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] from [[1670]] until [[1709]]. Prior to his reign, as Crown Prince, he made several significant visits to [[Beijing]] and [[Kagoshima]].

Shô Tei was king of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] from [[1670]] until [[1709]]. Prior to his reign, as Crown Prince, he made several significant visits to [[Beijing]] and [[Kagoshima]].

In [[1654]], as Crown Prince, Shô Tei traveled to Beijing and exchanged the royal seal granted the kingdom by the [[Ming Dynasty]] for a new one from the [[Qing Dynasty]], along with official re-affirmation from the Qing of his father, [[Sho Shitsu|Shô Shitsu]], as King of Ryûkyû.

In [[1654]], as Crown Prince, Shô Tei traveled to Beijing and exchanged the [[Ryukyuan royal seal|royal seal]] granted the kingdom by the [[Ming Dynasty]] for a new one from the [[Qing Dynasty]], along with official re-affirmation from the Qing of his father, [[Sho Shitsu|Shô Shitsu]], as King of Ryûkyû.

The Crown Prince paid a formal visit to Kagoshima in [[1660]], setting a new precedent in place of the previous system of the Crown Prince residing in Kagoshima as a [[hostage]]; this new system of formal visits from the Crown Prince continued for over a century, until [[1773]].

The Crown Prince paid a formal visit to Kagoshima in [[1660]], setting a new precedent in place of the previous system of the Crown Prince residing in Kagoshima as a [[hostage]]; this new system of formal visits from the Crown Prince continued for over a century, until [[1773]].