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Sho Shisho
Sho Shisho was king of Chuzan on Okinawa from 1407 to 1421 and the founder of the First Sho dynasty. In 1406 he and his son Sho Hashi overthrew King Bunei and moved the capital to Shuri. He received recognition from Ming China as king, while his son led the campaigns that soon united Okinawa as the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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