ShÅ Tei
| ShŠTei 尚貞王 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| King of the Ryūkyū Kingdom | |
| Reign | 1669–1709 |
| Predecessor | ShÅ Shitsu |
| Successor | ShÅ Eki |
| Born | 1645 |
| Died | 1709 |
| Burial | Tamaudun, Shuri, Okinawa |
| Spouse |
Okuma Aji-ganashi, Gesshin Makabe Aji-ganashi, Jion |
| Concubine | Taketomi Agomo-shirare, Sengaku |
| Issue |
ShÅ Jun, Crown Prince Nakagusuku ShÅ Kei, Prince Tomigusuku ChÅryÅ ShÅ KÅ, Prince Oroku ChÅki ShÅ Ki, Prince Misato ChÅtei Princess Matsudo Princess Umimazurugane Princess Uchima Princess Shikina Princess Amuro |
| House | House of ShÅ |
| Father | ShÅ Shitsu |
| Mother | Misato Aji-ganashi |
ShÅ Tei (尚貞, 1645–1709) was the 11th King of the Second ShÅ Dynasty of the RyÅ«kyÅ« Kingdom, who held the throne from 1669 until his death in 1709.[1] He was the ruler of RyÅ«kyÅ« at the time of the compiling of the ChÅ«zan Seifu (ä¸å±±ä¸–èœ) (a document documenting RyÅ«kyÅ«an history).
ShŠTei received a Confucian education, and was the first Ryūkyūan monarch to do so.[2]
ShŠTei was the monarch at the time when the Japanese bakufu began taking notice of trade of Chinese goods passing through the islands, during the period of sakoku (when no contact between Japan and the outside world was foreign policy). The bakufu, instead of punishing the Ryūkyūan government, ordered detailed reports on the trade in 1685. The following year, trade was restricted to 2,000 ryŠworth per term, and was only able to be sold in markets that did not compete with the Dutch enclave in Nagasaki.[2] The result of such trade made the Ryūkyūan economy boom.[2]
ShŠTei is the final Ryūkyūan monarch to be given a god's name in official histories, due to the changing image of the position (less a deity, more a Confucian sage).[2]
He was buried at the royal mausoleum Tamaudun in Shuri.
| Preceded by ShÅ Shitsu |
King of Ryūkyū 1669–1709 |
Succeeded by ShÅ Eki |
References
- ↑ "ShÅ Tei." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). Ryukyu Shimpo (ç‰çƒæ–°å ±). 1 March 2003. Accessed 29 January 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Smits, Gregory (1999). Visions of Ryukyu: Identity and Ideology in Early-Modern Thought and Politics. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-2037-1.