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    Shō Tai (尚 泰, 3 August 1843 – 19 August 1901) was the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom (8 June 1848 – 10 October 1872) and the head of the Ryukyu Domain...
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    second son of Shō Tai Baron Shō Rin (1905–1947), the eldest son of Shō In Baron Shō Jun (1896–1945), the fourth son of Shō Tai Baron Shō Sei (1945–1947)...
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    the first Shō dynasty. Hashi was granted the surname "Shō" (Chinese: 尚; pinyin: Shàng) by the Ming emperor in 1421, becoming known as Shō Hashi (Chinese:...
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    father, Shō Tai, in 1879, and later succeeded to the title of Marquess (侯爵, kōshaku) in the kazoku peerage following his father's death in 1901. Shō Ten was...
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    earliest known form of the narrative dates to the reign of King Shō Shin of the Second Shō dynasty. A stone monument dated 1522 makes reference to "three...
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    University. He is the great-great-grandson of Shō Tai, the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and became the Shō Family Head upon the death of his father on...
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    Hironao [ja] to enquire into Shō Tai's health and invite him to Tōkyō, placing the Meiji Maru at the former king's disposal; Shō Tai's illness ongoing, Tominokōji...
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    Ministry. In 1879, Shō Tai was forced to abdicate and move to Tokyo, Ryukyu Domain was abolished, and Okinawa Prefecture was established. Shō Tai was given the...
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  • of the structure has since been restored. In 1992 Hiroshi Shō, the great-grandson of Shō Tai, the last king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, donated Tamaudun and...
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    succeeded by his son, Hiroshi Shō. Shō Shō was the grandson of Shō Tai, the last king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom. He was born to Shō Ten and (Shoko) Nodake Aji-ganashi...
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