Shō Boku

14th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom
Person human Q907263
Shō Boku
Sho Genko, 1748-1841 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Shō Boku

Summary

Shō Boku is a human[1]. He was born on +1739-05-03T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1794-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Shō Boku was born on +1739-05-03T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Shō Boku died on +1794-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shō Boku died on +1794-02-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Tamaudun[6].
  • Shō Boku's father was Shō Kei[7].
  • Shō Boku's mother was Jinshitsu, Kikoe-ōgimi-ganashi[8].
  • Shō Boku was married to Shukutoku, Sashiki Ajiganashi[9].
  • A child of Shō Boku was Shō Tetsu[10].
  • A child of Shō Boku was Urasoe Chōō[11].
  • A child of Shō Boku was Yoshimura Chōgi[12].
  • A child of Shō Boku was Ginowan Chōshō[13].
  • A child of Shō Boku was Hōun, Kikoe-ōgimi-ganashi[14].
  • Shō Boku held citizenship in Ryukyu Kingdom[15].
  • Shō Boku's image is recorded as King Sho Boku.jpg[16].
  • Shō Boku is recorded as male[17].
  • Shō Boku's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Shō Boku's family is recorded as Second Shō Dynasty[19].
  • Shō Boku's signature is recorded as King Sho Boku kao.jpg[20].
  • Shō Boku's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 260790274[21].
  • Shō Boku's Commons category is recorded as Shō Boku[22].
  • Shō Boku's CBDB ID is recorded as 0062549[23].
  • Shō Boku's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05zxqnk[24].
  • Shō Boku's family name is recorded as Shō[25].
  • Shō Boku's Rodovid ID is recorded as 825670[26].
  • Shō Boku's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ryukyuan[27].

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Origins and Family

Shō Boku was born on +1739-05-03T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Shō Kei[7]. His mother was Jinshitsu, Kikoe-ōgimi-ganashi[8].

Personal Life

Among Shō Boku's spouses was Shukutoku, Sashiki Ajiganashi[9]. Children include Shō Tetsu[10], 1759–1788[28], of Ryukyu Kingdom[29]; Urasoe Chōō[11], 1762–1797[30], of Ryukyu Kingdom[31]; Yoshimura Chōgi[12], 1763–1821[32], of Ryukyu Kingdom[33]; Ginowan Chōshō[13], 1765–1827[34], of Ryukyu Kingdom[35]; and Hōun, Kikoe-ōgimi-ganashi[14], 1765–1834[36], of Ryukyu Kingdom[37].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1794-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1794-02-19T00:00:00Z[5]. Shō Boku is buried at Tamaudun[6].

Why It Matters

Shō Boku ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Who were Shō Boku's parents?

Shō Boku's father was Shō Kei[7]. Shō Boku's mother was Jinshitsu, Kikoe-ōgimi-ganashi[8].

Who was Shō Boku married to?

Shō Boku's spouses include Shukutoku, Sashiki Ajiganashi[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . mairi.me. mairi.me. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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