Shō En

first king of the Ryukyu Kingdom
Person human Q1074326
Shō En
Sho Genko, 1748-1841 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Shō En

Summary

Shō En is a human[1]. He was born in Izena[2]. He was born on +1415-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Shuri[4]. He died on +1476-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a king[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Shō En was born in Izena[2].
  • Shō En died in Shuri[4].
  • Shō En was born on +1415-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shō En died on +1476-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Shō En's father was Shō Shoku[8].
  • Shō En's mother was Zuiun[9].
  • Among Shō En's spouses was Ogiyaka[10].
  • A child of Shō En was Shō Shin[11].
  • A child of Shō En was Yamauchi Shōshin[12].
  • A child of Shō En was Adaniya Wakamatsu[13].
  • A child of Shō En was Otochitonomoigane[14].
  • Shō En held citizenship in Ryukyu Kingdom[15].
  • Shō En's professions included king[6].
  • Shō En's image is recorded as King Sho En.jpg[16].
  • Shō En is recorded as male[17].
  • Shō En's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Shō En's family is recorded as Second Shō Dynasty[19].
  • Shō En's Commons category is recorded as Shō En[20].
  • Shō En's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04ycbxk[21].
  • Shō En's family name is recorded as Shō[22].
  • Shō En's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ryukyuan[23].
  • Shō En's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '尚円王'}[24].
  • Shō En's Prabook ID is recorded as 1889013[25].
  • Shō En's sibling is recorded as Shō Sen'i[26].
  • Shō En's ctext data entity ID is recorded as 853162[27].

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Origins and Family

Shō En's place of birth was Izena[2]. He was born on +1415-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Shō Shoku[8]. His mother was Zuiun[9].

Career and Affiliations

Shō En worked as a king[6].

Personal Life

Among Shō En's spouses was Ogiyaka[10]. Children include Shō Shin[11], a politician[28], 1465–1526[29], of Ryukyu Kingdom[30]; Yamauchi Shōshin[12], a politician[31], of Ryukyu Kingdom[32]; Adaniya Wakamatsu[13], of Ryukyu Kingdom[33]; and Otochitonomoigane[14], of Ryukyu Kingdom[34].

Death and Burial

Shō En died on +1476-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Shuri[4].

Why It Matters

Shō En ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Shō En born?

Shō En was born in Izena[2].

Where did Shō En die?

Shō En died in Shuri[4].

Who were Shō En's parents?

Shō En's father was Shō Shoku[8]. Shō En's mother was Zuiun[9].

Who was Shō En married to?

Shō En's spouses include Ogiyaka[10].

What did Shō En do for work?

Shō En worked as king[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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