List of Ryukyuan Kings
| Name | Kanji | Reign | Line or Dynasty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shunten | 舜天 | 1187–1237 | Tenson Lineage | |
| Shunbajunki | 舜馬順熈 | 1238–1248 | Tenson Lineage | |
| Gihon | 義本 | 1249–1259 | Tenson Lineage | |
| Eisō | 英祖 | 1260–1299 | Eisō Lineage | |
| Taisei | 大成 | 1300–1308 | Eisō Lineage | |
| Eiji | 英慈 | 1309–1313 | Eisō Lineage |
| Tamagusuku | 玉城 | 1314–1336 | Eisō Lineage | |
| Seii | 西威 | 1337–1354 | Eisō Lineage | |
| Satto | 察度 | 1355–1397 | – | |
| Bunei | 武寧 | 1398–1406 | – | |
| Shō Shishō | 尚思紹 | 1407–1421 | First Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Hashi | 尚巴志 | 1422–1429 | First Shō Dynasty | as King of Chūzan |
| Name | Kanji | Reign | Line or Dynasty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shō Hashi | 尚巴志 | 1429–1439 | First Shō Dynasty | as King of Ryukyu |
| Shō Chū | 尚忠 | 1440–1442 | First Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Shitatsu | 尚思達 | 1443–1449 | First Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Kinpuku | 尚金福 | 1450–1453 | First Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Taikyū | 尚泰久 | 1454–1460 | First Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Toku | 尚徳 | 1461–1469 | First Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō En | 尚円 | 1470–1476 | Second Shō Dynasty | AKA Kanamaru Uchima |
| Shō Sen'i | 尚宣威 | 1477 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Shin | 尚真 | 1477–1526 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Sei | 尚清 | 1527–1555 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Gen | 尚元 | 1556–1572 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Ei | 尚永 | 1573–1586 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Nei | 尚寧 | 1587–1620 | Second Shō Dynasty | ruled during Satsuma invasion; first king to be Satsuma vassal |
| Shō Hō | 尚豊 | 1621–1640 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Ken | 尚賢 | 1641–1647 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Shitsu | 尚質 | 1648–1668 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Tei | 尚貞 | 1669–1709 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Eki | 尚益 | 1710–1712 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Kei | 尚敬 | 1713–1751 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Boku | 尚穆 | 1752–1795 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō On | 尚温 | 1796–1802 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Sei (r. 1803) | 尚成 | 1803 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Kō | 尚灝 | 1804–1828 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Iku | 尚育 | 1829–1847 | Second Shō Dynasty | |
| Shō Tai | 尚泰 | 1848 – March 11, 1879 | Second Shō Dynasty | last Ryukyu King |
| Shō Shōken | 向象賢 | 1666–1673 | Sessei (prime minister) | first Ryukyuan historian; lived 1617–1675 |
| Sai On | 蔡温 | 1711–1752 | State instructor/regent | major Ryukyuan scholar and historian; lived 1682–1761 |
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