Shō Chū

Shō Chū
尚忠
King of Ryūkyū
Reign1439–1444
PredecessorShō Hashi
SuccessorShō Shitatsu
Born1391 (1391)
Died1444 (aged 52–53)
Burial
Tenzan Ryō
IssueShō Shitatsu
HouseFirst Shō dynasty
FatherShō Hashi

Shō Chū (1391–1444) was a king of the First Shō dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom. The son of King Shō Hashi, he was appointed to oversee the subdued polity Hokuzan in 1422. He ascended to the throne after Hashi's death in 1439 and ruled until his death. Very little is known about him or his reign, and he is attested mainly through trade and tributary records. He was buried alongside his father after his death in 1444 and was succeeded by his son Shō Shitatsu.

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