Shё Tei (尚 貞, 1645-1709 ) is the 11th van of the Ryukyu state (1669-1709) . He was the second son of Wang Sho Sitsu and took the throne after the death of his father. Shё Tei was the first monarch to receive a Confucian education. Shё Tei was a monarch at a time when the Japanese bakufu (shogun) began to pay attention to the trade in Chinese goods passing through the islands during the Sakoku period (when there was no foreign policy between Japan and the outside world).
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The Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, instead of punishing the Ryukyu government, demanded detailed trade reports in 1685. The following year, trade was limited to 2,000 rupees per term and was sold only in markets that did not compete with the Dutch enclave in Nagasaki. The result of this trade was the economic crisis in Ryukyu.
Shё Tei is the first Ryukyu monarch to be given the name of a god in official stories, due to a changing position (less deity, more like a Confucian sage). He was buried in the royal mausoleum of Tamaudun at Shuri Castle .
Foreign Policy
By tradition, Ryukyu had a vassal relationship with Qing and the Tokugawa Shogunate . In 1683, Chinese Ambassador Wang Ji arrived from Qing and performed a ritual of investiture on behalf of Emperor Kangxi . 1671, 1682 sent his embassy to the Tokugawa Shogunate .
Sources
- “Shō Tei.” Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖 縄 コ ン パ ク ト 事 典, “Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia”). Ryukyu Shimpo (琉球 新 報). March 1, 2003. Accessed January 29, 2010.
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- Rubel V. A. History of the medieval East: Course of lectures: Textbook. allowance. - Kiev: Lybid, 1997 .-- 464 p.