Shō Kei

13th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom
Person human Q1041401
Shō Kei
Shō Genko, 1748-1841 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Shō Kei

Summary

Shō Kei is a human[1]. His place of birth was Shuri Castle[2]. He was born on +1700-08-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Shuri Castle[4]. He died on +1752-03-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a king[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Shō Kei was born in Shuri Castle[2].
  • Shō Kei passed away in Shuri Castle[4].
  • Shō Kei was born on +1700-08-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shō Kei died on +1752-03-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Shō Kei is buried at Tamaudun[8].
  • Shō Kei's father was Shō Eki[9].
  • Shō Kei's mother was Konkō, Kikoe-ōgimi-ganashi[10].
  • Among Shō Kei's spouses was Jinshitsu, Kikoe-ōgimi-ganashi[11].
  • A child of Shō Kei was Shō Boku[12].
  • A child of Shō Kei was Yuntanza Chōken[13].
  • A child of Shō Kei was Kanshitsu, Princess Tsukayama[14].
  • A child of Shō Kei was Junsei, Princess Zukeran[15].
  • Shō Kei held citizenship in Ryukyu Kingdom[16].
  • Shō Kei worked as a king[6].
  • Shō Kei's image is recorded as ShoKeireturned.png[17].
  • Shō Kei is recorded as male[18].
  • Shō Kei's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Shō Kei's signature is recorded as King Sho Kei kao.jpg[20].
  • Shō Kei's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 259089333[21].
  • Shō Kei's Commons category is recorded as Shō Kei[22].
  • Shō Kei's CBDB ID is recorded as 0062498[23].
  • Shō Kei's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04glppc[24].
  • Shō Kei's family name is recorded as Shō[25].
  • Shō Kei's given name is recorded as Kei[26].
  • Shō Kei's Rodovid ID is recorded as 825671[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Shō Kei was born in Shuri Castle[2]. He was born on +1700-08-03T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Shō Eki[9]. His mother was Konkō, Kikoe-ōgimi-ganashi[10].

Career and Affiliations

Shō Kei's professions included king[6].

Personal Life

Shō Kei was married to Jinshitsu, Kikoe-ōgimi-ganashi[11]. Children include Shō Boku[12], 1739–1794[28], of Ryukyu Kingdom[29]; Yuntanza Chōken[13], 1745–1811[30], of Ryukyu Kingdom[31]; Kanshitsu, Princess Tsukayama[14], 1719–1784[32], of Ryukyu Kingdom[33]; and Junsei, Princess Zukeran[15], 1721–1789[34], of Ryukyu Kingdom[35].

Death and Burial

Shō Kei died on +1752-03-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Shuri Castle[4]. He is buried at Tamaudun[8].

Why It Matters

Shō Kei ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Shō Kei born?

Shō Kei's place of birth was Shuri Castle[2].

Where did Shō Kei die?

Shō Kei died in Shuri Castle[4].

Who were Shō Kei's parents?

Shō Kei's father was Shō Eki[9]. Shō Kei's mother was Konkō, Kikoe-ōgimi-ganashi[10].

Who was Shō Kei married to?

Shō Kei's spouses include Jinshitsu, Kikoe-ōgimi-ganashi[11].

What did Shō Kei do for work?

Shō Kei worked as king[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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