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Shō Shōken
Shō Shōken, also known as Haneji Chōshū, was a Ryukyuan prince and statesman who served as regent (sessei) of the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1666 to 1673. He cut court and ritual spending, reorganised the administration and promoted agriculture under the overlordship of Satsuma. In 1650 he completed the Chūzan Seikan, the kingdom's first official history.
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