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Shō Boku

Shō Boku

14th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom

Shō Boku (尚 穆, May 3, 1739 – February 19, 1794) was a king of Ryukyu. His reign began in 1752. Although a period of relative stability, he had to contend with a tsunami in 1771 that devastated the Miyako Islands and Yaeyama Islands.[1] His reign also saw the Chinese envoy Chou Huang who wrote a sixteen volume topography of the islands for the Qianlong Emperor.[2]

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  1. [1]
    Japan's minorities By Michael Weiner, pg 152
  2. [2]
    Ryukyu Kingdom and Province before 1945 By George H. Kerr, pg 115
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