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A few decades later, in [[1469]], a high-ranking government official & court aristocrat, Kanamaru, staged a coup, overthrowing the First Shô Dynasty, and installing himself (and his descendants) as king of Ryûkyû. As part of efforts to establish his legitimacy, he took the name Shô, so as to give some impression of a continuation of a Shô family as the rulers of the kingdom, despite being of no actual blood relation. He took the name King [[Sho En|Shô En]] for himself, and passed on the name Shô to his descendants; thus began the Second Shô Dynasty.

A few decades later, in [[1469]], a high-ranking government official & court aristocrat, Kanamaru, staged a coup, overthrowing the First Shô Dynasty, and installing himself (and his descendants) as king of Ryûkyû. As part of efforts to establish his legitimacy, he took the name Shô, so as to give some impression of a continuation of a Shô family as the rulers of the kingdom, despite being of no actual blood relation. He took the name King [[Sho En|Shô En]] for himself, and passed on the name Shô to his descendants; thus began the Second Shô Dynasty.

Each king was memorialized in an official posthumous royal portrait known as an ''ogoe'' (御後絵) in Japanese. These survive today only in black-and-white pre-war reproductions, as all the full-color painted originals were destroyed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa.<ref>Gallery labels, [[Shuri castle]].</ref>  

Each king was memorialized in an official posthumous royal portrait known as ''ugui'' (御後絵, ''[[ogo-e]]'' in Japanese). All of the ''ugui'' were stolen or destroyed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, leaving prewar black-and-white photographs taken by [[Kamakura Yoshitaro|Kamakura Yoshitarô]] as the only visual record of their appearance; however, four of the roughly twenty missing ''ugui'' portraits resurfaced in the United States in 2024 and were returned to the Okinawa Prefectural government.<ref>[https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-boston-recovers-and-returns-22-historic-artifacts-to-okinawa-japan Art Crime Team: FBI Boston Recovers and Returns 22 Historic Artifacts to Okinawa, Japan], FBI website. 15 March 2024.</ref>

==Lineage of the First Shô Dynasty==

==Lineage of the First Shô Dynasty==

***[[Sho Chu|Shô Chû]] (1391-1444) -  2nd son of Shô Hashi, 3rd king of the Shô Dynasty

***[[Sho Chu|Shô Chû]] (1391-1444) -  2nd son of Shô Hashi, 3rd king of the Shô Dynasty

****[[Sho Shitatsu|Shô Shitatsu]] (1408-1449) - son of Shô Chû, 4th king of the Shô Dynasty

****[[Sho Shitatsu|Shô Shitatsu]] (1408-1449) - son of Shô Chû, 4th king of the Shô Dynasty

***[[Sho Kinpuku|Shô Kinpuku]] (1398-1453) - 6th son of Shô Hashi, 5th king of the Shô Dynasty

***[[Sho Kinpuku|Shô Kinpuku]] (1398-1453) - 5th son of Shô Hashi, 5th king of the Shô Dynasty

***[[Sho Taikyu|Shô Taikyû]] (d. 1461) - 7th son of Shô Hashi, 6th king of the Shô Dynasty

***[[Sho Taikyu|Shô Taikyû]] (d. 1461) - 7th son of Shô Hashi, 6th king of the Shô Dynasty

****[[Sho Toku|Shô Toku]] (1441-1469) - son of Shô Taikyû, 7th king of the Shô Dynasty

****[[Sho Toku|Shô Toku]] (1441-1469) - 3rd son of Shô Taikyû, 7th king of the Shô Dynasty<ref name=taikyugrave/>

==Lineage of the Second Shô Dynasty==

==Lineage of the Second Shô Dynasty==

************[[Chatan Choki|Shô Tetsu]]<!--尚徹・北谷王子朝騎--> - second son of Shô Eki

************[[Chatan Choki|Shô Tetsu]]<!--尚徹・北谷王子朝騎--> - second son of Shô Eki

************[[Sho Kei|Shô Kei]] (r. 1713-1752) - 13th king of Second Shô Dynasty, eldest son of Shô Eki

************[[Sho Kei|Shô Kei]] (r. 1713-1752) - 13th king of Second Shô Dynasty, eldest son of Shô Eki

*************[[Sho Wa|Shô Wa]] - second son of Shô Kei

*************[[Sho Wa|Shô Wa]]<!--尚和--> - second son of Shô Kei

*************[[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]] (r. 1752-1795) - 14th king of Second Shô Dynasty, eldest son of Shô Kei

*************[[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]] (r. 1752-1795) - 14th king of Second Shô Dynasty, eldest son of Shô Kei

**************[[Sho To|Shô To]] - second son of Shô Boku

**************[[Sho To|Shô To]]<!--尚図--> - second son of Shô Boku

**************[[Sho Shu|Shô Shû]] - third son of Shô Boku

**************[[Sho Shu|Shô Shû]]<!--尚周--> - third son of Shô Boku

**************[[Ginowan Chosho|Shô Yô]] (Ginowan Chôshô)<!--尚容・宜野湾朝祥--> - fourth son of Shô Boku

**************[[Ginowan Chosho|Shô Yô]] (Ginowan Chôshô)<!--尚容・宜野湾朝祥--> - fourth son of Shô Boku

**************[[Sho Kaku|Shô Kaku]] - fifth son of Shô Boku

**************[[Sho Kaku|Shô Kaku]]<!--尚恪--> - fifth son of Shô Boku

**************[[Sho Tetsu|Shô Tetsu]] - eldest son of Shô Boku

**************[[Sho Tetsu|Shô Tetsu]]<!--尚哲--> - eldest son of Shô Boku

***************Shô Hô - eldest son of Shô Tetsu

***************Shô Hô<!--尚法--> - eldest son of Shô Tetsu

***************[[Sho On|Shô On]] (r. 1795-1802) - 15th king of Second Shô Dynasty, second son of Shô Tetsu

***************[[Sho On|Shô On]] (r. 1795-1802) - 15th king of Second Shô Dynasty, second son of Shô Tetsu

****************[[Sho Sei (尚成)|Shô Sei]] (r. 1803-1804) - 16th king of Second Shô Dynasty, eldest son of Shô On

****************[[Sho Sei (尚成)|Shô Sei]] (r. 1803-1804) - 16th king of Second Shô Dynasty, eldest son of Shô On

******************[[Sho Ko (尚光)|Shô Kô]]<!--尚光--> - sixth son of Shô Tai

******************[[Sho Ko (尚光)|Shô Kô]]<!--尚光--> - sixth son of Shô Tai

******************[[Sho Ji|Shô Ji]]<!--尚時--> - seventh son of Shô Tai

******************[[Sho Ji|Shô Ji]]<!--尚時--> - seventh son of Shô Tai

==References==

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