Shō Chū

Shō Chū 尚忠王
King of the Ryukyu Kingdom
Reign	1439–1444
Predecessor	Shō Hashi
Successor	Shō Shitatsu
Born	1391
Died	1444
Issue	Shō Shitatsu
House	House of Shō
Father	Shō Hashi

Shō Chū (尚 忠, Shō Chū^?, 1391–1444) was a king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the third of the line of the First Shō Dynasty. He ruled from 1439 to 1444. Shō Chū was the second son of his father, King Shō Hashi. After Hokuzan Kingdom's annexation, Shō Chū was appointed "Warden of Hokuzan" (, Hokuzan Kanshu^?) in 1422. Shō Chū was installed as the king after his father's death. During his reign, Ryukyu began to trade with Java.

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