Shō Kinpuku

Shō Kinpuku (尚 金福; 1398 – 26 May 1453) was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom of the First Shō dynasty.

Shō Kinpuku 尚金福
King of Ryūkyū
Reign	1449–1453
Predecessor	Shō Shitatsu
Successor	Shō Taikyū
Born	1398
Died	May 26, 1453 (aged 54–55)
Issue	Shō Shiro Gusukuma aji
Names Shō Kinpuku (尚金福)
Okinawan pronunciation	Shō Chinfuku (尚金福)
Divine name	Kimishi (君志)[1]
House	First Shō dynasty
Father	Shō Hashi
Mother	Machirugi

Life

Shō Kinpuku succeeded his nephew, Shō Shitatsu, in 1449. A one-kilometer-long dam, which known as Chōkō Dam (長虹堤, Chōkōtei), was built in 1451 by Kaiki, a somewhat mysterious figure from Ming China. 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 (志魯) and his younger brother Furi (布里). 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.