Second Shō dynasty

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The Second Shō dynasty was the royal house that ruled the Ryukyu Kingdom from the late 15th to the 19th century, overseeing a flourishing era of maritime trade and distinct Ryukyuan culture centered on Okinawa.

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instanceOf royal dynasty
ruling house
annexedBy Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ryukyuan architecture
Ryukyuan classical music
Ryukyuan performing arts
capital Shuri NERFINISHED
Shuri Castle NERFINISHED
continent Asia
countryRuled Ryukyu Kingdom NERFINISHED
culturalCenter Okinawa Island NERFINISHED
dissolved 1879
endTime 1879
era Edo period NERFINISHED
early modern period
firstMonarch Shō En NERFINISHED
founder Shō En NERFINISHED
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
hasMonarch Shō Boku NERFINISHED
Shō Hō NERFINISHED
Shō Kei NERFINISHED
Shō Nei NERFINISHED
Shō Shin NERFINISHED
houseType hereditary royal house
inception 1470
knownFor development of distinct Ryukyuan culture
diplomatic relations with China and Japan
maritime trade in East and Southeast Asia
language Classical Chinese NERFINISHED
Ryukyuan languages NERFINISHED
lastMonarch Shō Tai NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Japan NERFINISHED
Okinawa Prefecture NERFINISHED
notableEvent Satsuma invasion of Ryukyu NERFINISHED
annexation of Ryukyu by Japan
partOf history of Okinawa
history of the Ryukyu Kingdom
predecessor First Shō dynasty NERFINISHED
region Okinawa Islands NERFINISHED
Ryukyu Islands NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Ryukyuan religion
Shinto
residence Shuri Castle NERFINISHED
startTime 1470
subordinateTo Satsuma Domain NERFINISHED
successor Okinawa Prefecture NERFINISHED
Ryukyu Domain NERFINISHED
titleOfRuler King of Ryukyu NERFINISHED
tributaryTo Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
usedScript Classical Chinese characters
Kana

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Tamaudun Mausoleum associatedWith Second Shō dynasty