Shō Tei
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was the 11th King of the Second Shō Dynasty of the Ryūkyū Kingdom
, who held the throne from 1669 until his death in 1709. He was the ruler of Ryūkyū at the time of the compiling of the Chūzan Seibu (中山世譜) (a document documenting Ryūkyūan history).
Shō Tei received a Confucian
education, and was the first Ryūkyūan monarch to do so.
Shō Tei 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 ryō worth per term, and was only able to be sold in markets that did not compete with the Dutch
enclave in Nagasaki
. The result of such trade made the Ryūkyūan economy boom.
Shō Tei is the final Ryūkyūan monarch to be given a God name in official histories, due to the changing image of the position (less a deity, more a Confucian sage).
He was buried at the royal mausoleum Tamaudun
in Shuri.
Ryukyu Kingdom
The Ryūkyū Kingdom was an independent kingdom which ruled most of the Ryukyu Islands from the 15th century to the 19th century. The Kings of Ryūkyū unified Okinawa Island and extended the kingdom to the Amami Islands in modern-day Kagoshima Prefecture, and the Sakishima Islands near Taiwan...
, who held the throne from 1669 until his death in 1709. He was the ruler of Ryūkyū at the time of the compiling of the Chūzan Seibu (中山世譜) (a document documenting Ryūkyūan history).
Shō Tei received a Confucian
Confucianism
Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius . Confucianism originated as an "ethical-sociopolitical teaching" during the Spring and Autumn Period, but later developed metaphysical and cosmological elements in the Han...
education, and was the first Ryūkyūan monarch to do so.
Shō Tei was the monarch at the time when the Japanese bakufu began taking notice of trade of Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
goods passing through the islands, during the period of sakoku
Sakoku
was the foreign relations policy of Japan under which no foreigner could enter nor could any Japanese leave the country on penalty of death. The policy was enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate under Tokugawa Iemitsu through a number of edicts and policies from 1633–39 and remained in effect until...
(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 ryō worth per term, and was only able to be sold in markets that did not compete with the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
enclave in Nagasaki
Nagasaki
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Nagasaki was founded by the Portuguese in the second half of the 16th century on the site of a small fishing village, formerly part of Nishisonogi District...
. The result of such trade made the Ryūkyūan economy boom.
Shō Tei is the final Ryūkyūan monarch to be given a God name in official histories, due to the changing image of the position (less a deity, more a Confucian sage).
He was buried at the royal mausoleum Tamaudun
Tamaudun
is a mausoleum in Shuri, Okinawa, built for Ryūkyūan royalty in 1501 by King Shō Shin, the third king of the second Shō dynasty a short distance from Shuri Castle....
in Shuri.