Shō Kinpuku

Who was Shō Kinpuku?

Shō Kinpuku was a king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, the 5th of the line of the First Shō Dynasty.

Shō Kinpuku succeeded his nephew, Shō Shitatsu, in 1449. A one-kilometer-long dam, which known as Chōkō Dam, was built by Kaiki, a somewhat mysterious figure from Ming China, in 1451. The dam was built from Naha harbor to Tomari harbor, connecting many tiny isles.

King Shō Kinpuku died in 1453, a succession dispute erupted between the king's son Shiro and his younger brother Furi. Shuri Castle was burned down in the conflict, and both of them died in the incident. After the incident, the king's other younger brother, Shō Taikyū, came to the throne.