Background
He was the eldest son of Shō Kō.
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Sho Iku
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Career
Shō Kō died in 1834, and Shō Iku was installed as the king. Shō Iku was a Confucian scholar, and had dedicated his life to education. But during his reign, the financial crisis grew more and more serious.
When a French ship arrived in Naha in 1844, Ryūkyū was forced to trade with France.
lieutenant was the first contact with Western countries. Bettelheim established the first foreign hospital on the island at the Naminoue Gokoku-ji Temple.
