Shō Shoku
Father of King Shō En
About Shō Shoku
Lived 1350 – 1434 (aged 83–84).
was the father of King Shō En, the founder of the Second Shō dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Shō Shoku was born into a family of peasant farmers on Izena Island, a small island which lies off the northwestern coast of Okinawa Island. He married Zuiun , and had a daughter and two sons: Abu-ganashi , Shō En, and Shō Sen'i.
Shō Shoku and his wife died when their offsprings were young. He was posthumously honored as king in 1699, and his spirit tablet was placed in Sōgen-ji. His title was stripped in 1719, and his spirit tablet was moved to Tennō-ji.
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Who was Shō Shoku?
father of King Shō En
When was Shō Shoku born?
Shō Shoku was born in 1350.
When did Shō Shoku die?
Shō Shoku died in 1434.
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